Alfons Adam
Adam in 2008
Born1 August 1944
Carinthia, Alpine and Danube Reichsgaue
Died3 May 2021(2021-05-03) (aged 76)
Sankt Pölten, Austria
NationalityAustrian
OccupationPolitician

Alfons Adam (1 August 1944 – 3 May 2021) was an Austrian politician and lawyer.

Biography

Adam was heavily active in anti-abortion movements and served as chairman of PRO VITA, a movement for the "right to life".[1] On 15 October 2005, he founded the Christian Party of Austria, originally called the Christians. In the 2008 Austrian legislative election, he was the party's leading candidate, but failed to win a seat. In November 2008, he was replaced by Rudolf Gehring as party leader.

In early 2009, Adam left the party altogether and founded the Christen-Allianz the following year.[2][3] In November 2013, he was fined 5400 euros for hate speech, when he made inflammatory comments about Buddhism in a mailing program.[4] He appealed to the Higher Regional Court of Vienna, which reduced the fine to 2700 euros, half of which was suspended.[5] On 26 January 2016, the ruling was overturned altogether by the Supreme Court and referred the case back to the Regional Court.[6] He later founded the OKZIDENT (Association for the Promotion of the Rule of Law), of which he served as deputy chairman.[7] He was a member of the Wiener Akademikerbund.[8]

Alfons Adam died in Sankt Pölten on 3 May 2021 at the age of 76 following a short, hard illness.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Impressum". PRO VITA (in German).
  2. ↑ "Christenpartei-Gründer startet mit neuer Gruppierung". Die Presse (in German). 14 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Parteigründung oder Spaltung? Christen-Allianz". Schreibfreiheit (in German). 14 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Gründer der "Christen"-Partei wegen Verhetzung verurteilt". Die Presse (in German). 13 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Wien: Adam ist nicht Charlie!". Stoppt die Riechen (in German). 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Justiz (OGH, OLG, LG, BG, OPMS, AUSL)". Bundesministerium für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaftsstandort (in German). 17 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Impressum". Occident Society (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  8. ↑ "Mitglieder". Wiener Akademikerbund (in German).
  9. ↑ "Alfons Adam – Nachruf auf einen Unbeugsamen". Occident Society (in German). 3 May 2021.
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