Federation of Independents

Federation of Independents
Verband der Unabhängigen
FounderHerbert Kraus
Viktor Reimann
Founded25 March 1949
Dissolved1955
Merger ofDemocratic Party of Austria
Preceded byGreater German People's Party
Landbund
(not legal predecessors)
Succeeded byFreedom Party of Austria
IdeologyGerman nationalism
National liberalism
Political positionRight-wing

The Federation of Independents (German: Verband der Unabhängigen, VdU) was a German nationalist and national-liberal political party in Austria active from 1949 to 1955. It was the predecessor of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).[1]

  1. ^ Walter Manoschek (2002). "FPÖ, ÖVP, and Austria's Nazi Past". In Ruth Wodak; Anton Pelinka (eds.). The Haider Phenomenon in Austria. Transaction Publishers. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-4128-2493-4.

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