!!!Verband der Unabhängigen, VdU

Verband der Unabhaengigen, VdU, founded in 1949 by H.  Kraus and V.  
Reimann in Salzburg. Supported by the Austrian Socialist Party and 
opposed by the Austrian People's Party, because the establishment of 
the VdU led to the fragmentation of the non-socialist camp. The VdU 
wanted to represent the interests of former National Socialists, 
displaced persons, ex-POWs and people who were discontented with 
Austrian politics; it called for the elimination of the laws imposing 
restrictions on National Socialists. In 1949 it stood for Parliament 
as "Wahlpartei der Unabhaengigen" (WdU), and received 12% of 
the votes and 16 seats. Losses in subsequent elections and 
internal conflicts resulted in the VdU being taking over by strongly 
nationalistic circles, it was later absorbed by the  Freiheitliche 
Partei Oesterreichs (Austrian Freedom Party), which was founded in 
1955.

!Literature
V. Reimann, Die Dritte Kraft in Oesterreich, 1980.


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