AktionsGemeinschaft (AG) is an

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n students' organization. In the last national-wide election in 2023, it regained its position as the second strongest political faction in the Federal Parliament of the

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, winning 12 out of 55 mandates. Overall, it considers itself to be

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, but is politically close to the

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, which temporarily funded parts of its activities in the 1990s. AktionGemeinschaft is currently chaired by Muhammed Durmaz, who was elected as its chairman in 2022. The organization was founded in the early 1980s by a merger of the Austrian Students' Union (ideologically close to the Austrian People's Party) and the non-partisan service-oriented Austrian Students' Forum. Many of its members have also been active in various Christian and conservative students' organisations. AktionsGemeinschaft is a member organisation of the

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. Founded in Vienna by Scandinavian, German and Austrian students in 1961, the Freie Österreichische Studentenschaft, a legal predecessor of AG, was one of its initial members. At European level, AktionsGemeinschaft is today represented by its International Secretary, Anna Vorderwinkler.

Famous former members

Gerald Bast, Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn,

Andreas Maislinger Andreas Maislinger (born 26 February 1955 in Sankt Georgen bei Salzburg, St. Georgen near Salzburg, Austria) is an Austrian political scientist and wiktionary:Founder, founder and former chairman of the Austrian Service Abroad. He also is the fou ...

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, Gerfried Sperl,

Ernst Strasser Ernst Strasser (* 29 April 1956 in Grieskirchen, Upper Austria) is a former Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) politician and former Federal Minister of the Interior in Austria (2000–2004), Member of the European Parliament (2009–2011) and bear ...

, Matthias Strolz, Markus Wallner, Harald Mahrer.

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* {{Official website Student political organizations Student organisations in Austria Politics of Austria