Democrats (Austria)
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The Democrats (German: Die Demokraten) were a minor Austrian political party.
The party was founded by Rudolf Fußi, in protest against the government's intent to purchase new Eurofighter jets. He initiated a referendum on this topic (Anti-Abfangjäger-Volksbegehren). The Democrats saw themselves as a democratic, liberal party, promoting equal opportunities, a market economy, environmental protection, openness and tolerance.
The Democrats participated in only one National Council election, fielding candidates in 2002 in the states of Vienna and Vorarlberg. The party received 0.05% of the vote and won no seats. The party does not intend to stand in 2006, and Fußi has changed his party allegiance to the social-democratic SPÖ.
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