Federation of Independents [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Federation of Independents
The Federation of Independents (, VdU) was a German nationalist and national-liberal political party in Austria active from 1949 to 1955. It was the predecessor of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).
Formation.
The party was officially founded on 25 March 1949 by Herbert Kraus and Viktor Reimann. The party's formation had been encouraged by the Socialist Party of Austria (SPÖ), which sought to split the right-wing vote in the 1949 legislative election in order to weaken the
, and chaired the Public Accounts Committee. The National Progressive Party was dissolved in 1966, after which its former members sat as independents. He remained a member of the National Assembly until the 1968 elections, prior to which the reserved roll seats were abolished.
Burney succeeded his father to the Burney baronetcy in 1968, and returned to England in 1970. He joined the Conservative Party and was president of the West Berkshire Conservative Association, but was told that he was too old to stand for Parliament. After giving up his