Axel Kassegger (born 4 January 1966) is an Austrian politician who has been a Member of the National Council for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) since 2013.[1]

Axel Kassegger
Member of the National Council
Assumed office
29 October 2013
Constituency6 Steiermark
Personal details
Born (1966-01-04) 4 January 1966 (age 58)
NationalityAustrian
Political partyFreedom Party of Austria

Kassegger was listed as a recipient of thousands of euros as compensation for his presence at the 2016 Yalta Economic Forum in Russia's occupied Crimea in OCCRP investigation of Russia's International Agency for Current Policy.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "MMMag. Dr. Axel Kassegger". Austrian Parliament. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ Tkachenko, Martin Laine (Eesti Ekspress), Cecilia Anesi (IrpiMedia), Lorenzo Bagnoli (IrpiMedia), and Tatiana. "Kremlin-Linked Group Arranged Payments to European Politicians to Support Russia's Annexation of Crimea". OCCRP. Retrieved 2023-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)