Political Parties in Austria

Featured Political Parties in Austria

• Alliance for the Future of Austria

  BZS • far right • Founded 2005

  The Alliance for the Future of Austria is a right-wing populist, national conservative political party in Austria. The BZÖ was founded on 3 April 2005 by Jörg Haider as a moderate splinter from the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and immediately took the FPÖ's

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• Die Grünen

  DGDG • center left • Founded 1993

  The Greens – The Green Alternative is a green political party in Austria. The Greens currently sit in opposition. Formerly, they were part of the Schallenberg government, the Second Kurz government, and the Nehammer government. It won 8.2% of votes cast in the

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• Citizens' Forum Austria

  FRITZ • center • Founded 2008

  The Citizens' Forum Austria is an Austrian political party mainly active in Tyrol. It was founded by president of the Tyrolean branch of the Austrian Chamber of Labour Fritz Dinkhauser (an Austrian People's Party member before that), who was joined by the popu

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• Austrian Freedom Party

  FPÖ • far right • Founded 1956

  The Freedom Party of Austria is a political party in Austria, variously described as far-right, extremist, right-wing populist, and Eurosceptic. It has been led by Herbert Kickl since 2021. It is the largest of five parties in the National Council, with 57 of

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• Hans-Peter Martin's List

  LHPM • center right • Founded 2004

  The Hans-Peter Martin's List – For genuine control in Brussels was a populist and Eurosceptic political party in Austria. It had three seats in the European Parliament.

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• NEOS – The New Austria

  NDNS • center • Founded 2012

  NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum is a liberal political party in Austria. It was founded as NEOS – The New Austria in 2012. In 2014, NEOS merged with Liberal Forum and adopted its current name.

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• My Vote Counts! - G!LT

  MSG • center • Founded 2016

  My Vote Counts!, abbreviated as G!LT is a political party in Austria. It was founded on 14 August 2016 by Roland Düringer, a popular Austrian comedian. It defines itself not as a party but as an "un-party" proposing a new, decentralised democratic system somew

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• Austrian People's Party

  ÖVP • center right • Founded 1945

  The Austrian People's Party is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria. Since January 2025, the party has been led by Christian Stocker (as an acting leader). It is currently the second-largest party in the National Council,

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