List of political parties in Austria

This article lists political parties in Austria. Austria has a multi-party system. Of the over 1,100 registered political parties,[1] only few are known to the larger public. Since the 1980s, four parties have consistently received enough votes to get seats in the national parliament.

The parties

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Party membership of parties in Austria, since 1945. Since 1986, the social democratic party has started a quick decline in membership.

Parties represented in Parliament or the European Parliament

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There are five parties represented in the National Council. All of the parties in the National Council are also represented in the Federal Council and all of the five parties in the National Council are represented in the European Parliament.

Logo Name Abbr. Ideology Chairmen NR BR MEP
Government
  Austrian People's Party,
Österreichische Volkspartei
ÖVP Liberal conservatism,
Christian democracy
Karl Nehammer
51 / 183
25 / 61
5 / 20
  The Greens – The Green Alternative,
Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative
GRÜNE Green politics Werner Kogler
16 / 183
5 / 61
2 / 20
Opposition
  Freedom Party of Austria,
Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs
FPÖ National conservatism,
Right-wing populism
Herbert Kickl
57 / 183
11 / 61
6 / 20
  Social Democratic Party of Austria,
Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs
SPÖ Social democracy Andreas Babler
41 / 183
19 / 61
5 / 20
  NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum,
NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum
NEOS Liberalism,
Economic liberalism
Beate Meinl-Reisinger
18 / 183
1 / 61
2 / 20

Parties represented in state parliaments

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PercentageVorarlbergViennaUpper AustriaTyrol (state)StyriaSalzburg (state)Lower AustriaCarinthia (state)Burgenland

Minor parties

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Major historical parties

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Minor historical parties

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Müller, Wolfgang; Franz Fallend (November 2004). "Changing Patterns of Party Competition in Austria: From Multipolar to Bipolar System". West European Politics. 27 (5): 801–835. doi:10.1080/0140238042000283319. S2CID 154550537.

References

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  1. ^ "BMI" (PDF).