Martin Graf
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Martin Graf (born 11 May 1960[1]) is an Austrian politician. He is a member of the Freedom Party of Austria and former third president of the Austrian Parliament.
Biography
Graf was born in Vienna and studied law at the
football club FC Hellas Kagran. He is married and has three children.[citation needed
]
Controversy and criticism
Following the
Jewish community of Vienna, by artists and intellectuals who strongly disapprove of Graf. Efraim Zuroff from the Simon Wiesenthal Center also expressed deep concern over the "well-known ties" Graf has with extreme-right groups.[4]
His opponents consider Graf to be unsuitable for the office because of his rightist leanings and continuing Burschenschaft Olympia membership. The student fraternity, which still practices
anti-Semitism but said he would, in any event, remain a member of the Burschenschaft.[5] Freedom Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache called the election of Graf a "victory for democracy" and emphasized his belief that Graf was a seasoned and "irreproachable parliamentarian".[5]
On 12 February 2009, the Public Prosecutor's office in
Austrian Research Centers. The prosecutor's focus was on Graf's severance payment and the bonus he got when the ARC was in financial difficulties. Graf denies the allegations, calling them "baseless".[6]
In April, Graf hosted the presentation of a book written by his party colleague
Deutsche Nationalzeitung of Gerhard Frey.[7] A deputy of the Green Party protested against Marinovic's invitation.[8]
References
- ^ "Mag. Dr. Martin Graf, Biografie | Parlament Österreich". www.parlament.gv.at (in German).
- ^ a b Thomas Hochwarter, "FPÖ’s swordsman Graf 3rd President"[permanent dead link], Wiener Zeitung, 29 October 2008
- ^ Biography of Martin Graf, Austrian Parliament, http://www.parlament.gv.at/EN/AP/NR/PRAES/PRAES/BIOGR/show.psp?P_INF2=3[permanent dead link],
- ^ http://www.sundayherald.com/international/shinternational/display.var.2502909.0.0.php[permanent dead link] "Sunday Herald: The Hitler Legacy"
- ^ a b "Disputed Far-Rightist Elected to Top Post in Austrian Parliament" DW-World.de, 29 October 2008
- ^ Prosecutor angling to nail FPÖ man Graf "Prosecutor angling to nail FP? Man Graf - General News - Austrian Times Online News - English Newspaper". Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) German Office for the Protection of the Constitution - ^ [1] Austria’s Far Right Blames the Jews…Again
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