Hans-Peter Martin's List
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The Hans-Peter Martin's List – For genuine control in Brussels (German: Liste Dr. Hans-Peter Martin – Für echte Kontrolle in Brüssel) is an Austrian anti-corruption, pro-transparency political party. It currently has one seat in the European Parliament.
The party was founded in 2004 by Hans-Peter Martin who previously led the Austrian Social Democratic parliamentary party in the European Parliament after he had come in conflict with his own party over muckraking. In the European Parliament election, 2004 he received a very surprising 14 per cent of the vote — more than the Greens or the Austrian Freedom Party — and gained two seats for Austria in the European Parliament. His colleague at the time of the elections was Karin Resetarits, a former journalist with both the ORF and a private radio station. However, they soon found themselves in heavy disagreement and ceased to work together. She joined the Liberal group in the European parliament on June 7, 2005
To promote transparency, in 2005 Hans Peter Martin, Paul van Buitenen (Europa Transparant) and Ashley Mote decided to cooperate under the name Platform for Transparency (PfT).
The party also competed in the Austrian legislative elections of 2006 as the "Dr. Martin's List — For Democracy, Control, Justice" (MATIN), but obtained no seat in the parliament.
| Political parties in Austria | |
|---|---|
| National Council: (2006) |
Social Democratic Party (67)1 • People's Party (66) • Greens (21) • Freedom Party (20) • Alliance for the Future of Austria (7) • Liberal Forum (1)1 • independent (1)2 |
| Federal Council: (indirect election) |
Social Democratic Party (29) • People's Party (26) • Greens (4) • Alliance for the Future of Austria (2) • Freedom Party (1) |
| European Parliament: (2004) |
Social Democratic Party (7) • People's Party (6) • Greens (2) • Hans-Peter Martin's List (1) • Liberal Forum (1)3 • Freedom Party (1) |
| Landtag(e) only: | Communist Party (Styria, 2005) |
| Minor parties: | Socialist Left Party • Social Liberals • Enotna Lista (Unity List) • Christian Electoral Community |
| 1 Alexander Zach, the chairman of the Liberal Forum, was elected on the Social Democratic Party's electoral list and sits in their caucus.
2 On 7 March 2007, Ewald Stadler left the Freedom Party; he continues to sit in their caucus, however. 3 Karin Resetarits was initially elected as an MEP on the List Hans-Peter Martin, but she later broke ties with him, then joined the ALDE group, and finally joined the Liberal Forum. |
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