Team Stronach

The team Stronach for Austria (short form team Stronach, but also TS, FRANK, TEAM ) is a liberal, Euro-skeptic and populist Austrian party. It was founded in September 2012 by the industrialist Frank Stronach and is named after him. Since its inception, it is represented ( by defections from MPs ) in the National Council, after elections in spring 2013 in three state legislatures and three state governments. In the national elections in 2013, it reached 5.7% of the votes and thus moved with eleven seats in the National Council. Headquarters of the party is Vienna.

• 5.1 states
• 5.2 Financing

Program

Your first detailed party program presented the party in April 2013. Initially, when creation was an 30 -page " basic program " was published, in which, among other things, an administrative reform is required, the whole the ' reduction of duplication "and a simpler structure of public administration should aim. Will, for example, the current 21 Austrian social insurance and health insurance companies will be merged. In the area of ​​national defense, the current principle of conscription to be replaced by that of a professional army with two years each time serving soldiers, the civil service are maintained as two years of volunteer service. The euro in its present form should therefore be replaced by a system with each other freely convertible " National Euros". With respect to the control system, the introduction of a flat tax ( " fair tax" ), is hereby required, the rate of which could then be reduced within five years to 25 %. The state budget is to be made balanced, new debt will be rejected. In justice the reintroduction of 2008 abolished coroner is required. Also, tuition fees are to be (re) introduced, the amount of which shall be determined by the demand of the economy.

History

In August 2012, Stronach announced after lengthy speculation to try to create a party that will compete in the national election in 2013 with him as a leading candidate. In the following weeks, joined him, the four members of the Nationalrat Gerhard Köfer ( SPÖ), Erich censurers, Robert Lugar (both non-party, former AAF ) and Elisabeth Kaufmann- Bruckenberger ( AAF ) as well as several former politicians. The deputies were initially attached Member, as must unite five deputies "of the same campaigning group " to set up a parliamentary group. Numerous opinion polls the party was predicted before its foundation the collection to the National Council in 2013. On September 25, Team Stronach earned by the deposit of the party statutes officially legal personality. Two days later, a " basic program " were (see below), presented the team and a logo. In October 2012, the Alliance for the Future MPs, Christoph Hagen and Stefan Markowitz changed the team. With the fifth Markowitz, elected for the AAF - list MPs signed on at the team Stronach, whereupon the party announced to want to apply for club status. This was granted her retroactive to October 30, 2012 in the National Council meeting of November 8. In March 2013 it was announced that Martina Schenk ( AAF ) changes to the TS. Elisabeth Kaufmann- Bruckenberger and Gerhard Köfer laid contrast with the appointment to the Lower Austrian or Carinthian government mandates their back, so that the party has since April 2013 over exactly five seats in the National Council. In October 2013 Stronach announced his retirement from politics.

State elections

In the state elections in Carinthia and Lower Austria on 3 March 2013, the party was the first time for election. As a leading candidate acted in Carinthia and Lower Austria Gerhard Köfer Frank Stronach itself in Carinthia she reached it 11.3% of the vote and four seats in the Carinthian parliament and one ( formed by proportional representation ) in the state government of Lower Austria 9.8%, five seats in the state parliament of Lower Austria and also one in the state government. In the state elections in Tirol on April 28, when Hans -Peter Mayr was the top candidate, it reached 3.4 %, which failed to reach the parliament. At the Salzburg regional elections on May 5, the team with the top candidate Hans Mayr got 8.3% of votes, or three mandates in the Salzburg Parliament.

National elections in 2013

The team Stronach approached even in the national election of 2013. While it was located in the polls for parliamentary elections until the summer of 2013 continuously between 8 and 12%, it remained in the election on 29 September 2013, 5.7% and 11 seats significantly below their own expectations. Medial was the attributed primarily to the television appearances by Frank Stronach, the scattered here and showed clueless in essential points. The four- percent threshold was but skipped and the party thus moved into the National Council.

The upper limit for election expenses of seven million euro is likely to have the team Stronach clearly exceeded 10.7 million. With 268 679 voters or approximately 37 euros per voice. They took into account the official list prices without discounts. If the SPÖ stay ( 7.1 million ), after deducting the discounts below the ceiling, the team Stronach would be the only party that has not complied with the limit.

Local elections

At the Salzburg local council elections in 2014, the team Stronach competed in five communities, where it was * City name * can be found on the ballot after the pattern team. In Neumarkt is also performed together with the FPÖ as CDU Neumarkt. Overall, only four candidates made ​​their way into the council.

Electorate

For the ORF bag Werner Meyer from Market Institute "typical Stronach voters" outlined. He was male, younger to middle-aged, middle -income workers, skilled worker or employee. The latest results from a stirred " lesson " mentality. The voters do not bother, that contents and program were still missing.

After investigation, the opinion research institute SORA above average workers and self-employed have chosen the team Stronach at the national election of 2013.

Organization

Chairman ( Party Chairman) of the teams is Frank Stronach, the "the party alone outwardly" acting under party statutes. His deputy is Robert Lugar. For "team" (sort of the party executive ) beyond its two Gerhard Köfer, Christoph Hagen, Erich censurers, Waltraud Dietrich, Karin Prokop, Kathrin Nachbaur, Hans Mayr, Walter Widholm, Jessi Lintl and Rouven Ertlschweiger.

Club chairman of the " Parliamentary Club Team Stronach " was up to the 2013 election also Lugar, club director Christine Weber. All members belong to independent regional groups (Team Stronach for Carinthia, Tyrol Team Stronach, etc.). The federal party is domiciled in the Reichsratsstrasse 3 in Vienna, directly behind the Parliament building. It employs around 30 people.

States

In Carinthia, Gerhard Köfer as Minister for Road and Fisheries of the State Government emperor since March 2013. In the forthcoming state the team is represented by four MPs. Club chairman Hartmut Prasch, the remaining mandates take Isabella Theuermann, Siegfried Schalli and Alois Dolinar true.

In Lower Austria Elisabeth Kaufmann- Bruckenberger since April 2013 Regional Minister for Construction, event management, asylum and employment of foreigners in the state government Pröll VI. As club chairman in the state parliament, where the team Stronach is represented by five members, acts short time at the beginning of the legislative term from June 2013 Ernest Gabmann junior. The other members are Walter Laki, club chairman from April to June, 2013, Herbert Machacek, Walter Naderer and Gabriele From Gimborn.

Top candidate in the Tyrolean Landtag elections on April 28, 2013, Hans -Peter Mayr.

At the Salzburg state elections in May 2013 Hans Mayr was the top candidate. This is since June 2013 Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Housing, Jr. in the state government Haslauer. Members of the state are club chairman Helmut Naderer, Otto Konrad and Gabriele Fürhapter.

Financing

According to party representatives to be adopted in addition to the funds of the founder Frank Stronach no donations. The party should still be in good financial shape to " the strongest party in Austria " to be. Until now, Stronach of the party, according to the Court by means of large donations total of 21.069 million euros. According to media reports Stronach could promote the party with up to 25 million euros.

Since the granting of the status of the club team Stronach receives calls its own club promoting the National Council, in 2012 approximately 1.4 million euros.