Franz Handlos (born 9 December 1939 in Rusel, Bavaria, died 10 June 2013) was a German politician.
Handlos, along with Ekkehard Voigt, represented the right of the party within the Bavarian CSU, with both men staunch critics of the leadership of Franz Josef Strauss.
[4] This view was not shared by Schönhuber, who had a more right-wing populist outlook and was inspired by the success of the French National Front.
[4] A bitter struggle for power ensued, with the radical wing winning out and in 1985 Handlos stood down as leader of the party and resigned his membership.
[4] Handlos formed his own Freiheitlichen Volkspartei and this group contested the 1986 Bavarian Landtag elections.