SOS Mitmensch Uncovers Record Density of Far-Right Connections of the FPÖ

The human rights organization SOS Mitmensch recorded over 90 activities by the FPÖ in the last six months aimed at networking and supporting far-right scenes domestically and abroad. This exceeds the number of such activities in the entire year of 2024 and, according to SOS Mitmensch, indicates an accelerating radicalization of the FPÖ.

SOS Mitmensch: Far-right Identitarian as FPÖ Employee "Just the Tip of a Much Larger Iceberg"

"The recently revealed case of a far-right Identitarian being employed by an FPÖ member of parliament is just the tip of a much larger iceberg. The FPÖ has developed into a networking and support institution for scenes classified as a threat to the constitution by the intelligence service," said SOS Mitmensch spokesperson Alexander Pollak. Pollak emphasizes that the increasingly unchecked connection with actors of the far-right "Identitarians" as well as the high involvement of senior FPÖ politicians in supporting far-right media channels and the many networking activities with far-right actors from Germany are noteworthy.

Far-right Entanglements of the FPÖ at a New High

SOS Mitmensch has documented over 380 entanglements of the FPÖ with far-right scenes over the past eleven years. A new high was reached in 2024, which was surpassed in 2025 with 93 incidents in the first half of the year. Particularly, FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl and EU parliamentarians Petra Steger and Gerald Hauser showed high networking activities with far-right and anti-Semitic groups. More than 100 FPÖ members, including senior politicians like Walter Rosenkranz, Michael Schnedlitz, Harald Vilimsky, the Vienna FPÖ party leader Dominik Nepp, as well as a multitude of national, EU, and state parliamentarians are involved in such networks.

The entanglements of the far-right FPÖ include, among other things, active membership in far-right associations, participation in demonstrations of the far-right "Identitarians", joint events and networking meetings with far-right extremists, financial support for far-right, anti-Semitic, and constitution-threatening media, as well as lucrative contracts and employment for individuals from the extreme far-right scene. SOS Mitmensch urgently warns of the danger of political radicalization tendencies. The human rights organization demands that only parties and individuals not connected with constitution-threatening circles be entrusted with powerful political offices in the republic. The entire FPÖ far-right extremism dossier by SOS Mitmensch is available here.

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