The Independents (Austria)
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The Independents – Lugner's List were a minor political party in Austria
, founded by businessman Richard Lugner
to contest the 1998 presidential election
, were he got 9.9% of the vote (mostly because the incumbent Thomas Klestil
was supported by SPÖ
, ÖVP
and FPÖ
). In the 1999 parliamentary election
, the Independents got only 1.02%; Lugner subsequently abandoned his brief foray into Austrian politics.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, founded by businessman Richard Lugner
Richard Lugner
Richard Lugner is a successful Austrian entrepreneur in the construction industry, a Viennese society figure, and a former political candidate not affiliated with any of the Austrian political parties. Since August 2, 2007, he has been divorced from Christina Lugner...
to contest the 1998 presidential election
Austrian presidential election, 1998
The Austrian presidential election of 1998 was won by the incumbent president Thomas Klestil, who sought re-election as an independent candidate. The Austrian People's Party, who had originally put him up in 1992, reluctantly supported him again, while the Austrian Social Democratic Party and the...
, were he got 9.9% of the vote (mostly because the incumbent Thomas Klestil
Thomas Klestil
Thomas Klestil was an Austrian diplomat and politician. He was elected the tenth President of Austria in 1992 and was re-elected to the position in 1998...
was supported by SPÖ
SPO
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, ÖVP
OVP
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and FPÖ
FPO
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). In the 1999 parliamentary election
Austrian legislative election, 1999
Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 3 October 1999. Although the Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, a coalition government was formed by the Freedom Party of Austria and the Austrian People's Party after several months of negotiations...
, the Independents got only 1.02%; Lugner subsequently abandoned his brief foray into Austrian politics.