Men's Party (

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: ''Männerpartei''), abbreviated as M, is a

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, which campaigns for "equal opportunities and equal treatment" of

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before the

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History

The Men's Party was founded in 2008 by Oliver Peter Hoffmann and has been active in the public sphere since 2009. The first focus of its political work was on "equal rights for

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s". The Men's Party organized panel discussions,

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and media work on this topic. In the 2010 Vienna elections, the party ran as part of the Direct Democracy Platform (DEM), an electoral alliance of five groups. DEM was only in

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on the ballot and received in the End only 331 votes (0.04%). In the 2013 National Council elections, the Men's Party ran in the

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and received 488 votes, which corresponded to 0.28% of the valid votes in Vorarlberg and 0.01% in Austria. In 2014, the party gained enough signatures to run in the 2014 Vorarlberg state elections. They achieved 0.39% (672 votes) and no seats. In the 2015 state elections in

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, the party ran again in the

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and achieved 0.17% (152 votes) there (total in Vienna: 0.02%). The party contested the 2017 National Council elections in Vorarlberg, but missed out on a seat in the National Council by a clear margin with only 221 votes (0.00% total in Austria). The party achieved 567 votes (0.34%) in its last appearance in an election in October 2019 in the Vorarlberg state election.

Election results

National Council

State Parliaments

References

External links

*{{official website 2008 establishments in Austria Political parties established in 2008 Political parties in Austria