In addition to the 500,000 euros transferred by the Greens, a further 90,609.17 euros were collected by 425 donors in the past two weeks, according to a broadcast. The donor list is available here, it is now updated every 14 days.
In accordance with the Federal President Elections Act, the six donors who have donated more than 3,500 euros have been announced by name. Four of them are Werner Kogler, Leonore Gewessler and Johannes Rauch, the three green members of the government and club chairwoman Sigrid Maurer. They each donated 4,000 euros. The largest single donation so far (besides that of the federal party) is 20,000 euros, it comes from winegrower Clemens Strobl. It is also noted that 333 euros came from the Eichgraben local group of the Greens.
“I would like to thank everyone who is already participating in my candidacy,” emphasized Van der Bellen. “It is a good sign that people support political processes from the start. That is very important for our liberal democracy.” Campaign manager Martin Radjaby-Rasset underlined the transparency of the financing even before the legal deadlines. It is hoped that the other participants in the election campaign will also be able to clarify the financing.
Source: Nachrichten
