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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  | Position  | European Party | European Group | Leader  | National Council Seats | Federal Council Seats | Landtag Seats | MEPs

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|  | Austrian People's Party,
Österreichische Volkspartei | ÖVP  |

* Liberal conservatism
* Christian democracy

| Centre-right | EPP | EPP | Christian Stocker |

51 / 183

25 / 61

146 / 440

5 / 20

|  | Social Democratic Party of Austria,
Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs | SPÖ  |

* Social democracy
* Pro-Europeanism

| Centre-left | PES | S&D | Andreas Babler |

41 / 183

19 / 61

132 / 440

5 / 20

|  | NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum,
NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum | NEOS  |

* Liberalism
* Economic liberalism

| Centre | ALDE | RE | Beate Meinl-Reisinger |

18 / 183

1 / 61

20 / 440

2 / 20

Opposition
|  | Freedom Party of Austria,
Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs | FPÖ  |

* Right-wing populism
* National conservatism

| Far-right | Patriots.eu | PfE | Herbert Kickl |

57 / 183

11 / 61

84 / 440

6 / 20

|  | The Greens – The Green Alternative,
Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative | GRÜNE  |

* Green politics
* Eco-feminism
* Pro-Europeanism

| Centre-left to left-wing | EGP | G/EFA | Werner Kogler |

16 / 183

5 / 61

45 / 440

2 / 20

### Parties represented in state parliaments

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Logo  | Name  | Abbr. | Ideology  | Position  | European Party | Leader  | Landtag Seats

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|  | Communist Party of Austria
Kommunistische Partei Österreichs | KPÖ  |

* Communism
* Socialism
* Marxism

| Far-left | PEL | Günther Hopfgartner |

6 / 440

|  | Team Carinthia
Team Kärnten | TK  |

* Regionalism
* Populism

| Right-wing | EAFD | Gerhard Köfer  |

5 / 440

|  | Citizens' Forum Austria
Bürgerforum Österreich | FRITZ  |

* Regionalism
* Decentralization
* Anti-corruption

| Centre | EDP | Andrea Haselwanter-Schneider  |

3 / 440

|  | MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights
MFG Österreich – Menschen Freiheit Grundrechte | MFG  |

* Vaccine hesitancy
* Anti-lockdown

| Right-wing to far-right | None  | Michael Brunner  |

3 / 440

### Parties which ran in the 2024 legislative election and/or the 2024 European elections

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Logo  | Name  | Abbr. | Ideology  | Position  | European Party | Leader

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|  | The Beer Party,
Die Bierpartei | BIER  |

* Social liberalism
* Political satire

| Centre | None  | Dominik Wlazny
|  | Madeleine Petrovic List,
Liste Madeleine Petrovic | LMP  |

* Green politics
* Anti-vaccination

| Centre-left | None  | Madeleine Petrovic
|  | Change,
Der Wandel | KEINE  |

* Post-capitalism
* Pro-Europeanism
* Progressivism

| Left-wing | DiEM25 | Fayad Mulla
|  | Gaza List,
Liste Gaza: Stimmen gegen den Völkermord | GAZA  |

* Palestinianism

| Far-left | None  | Astrid Wagner
|  | Democratic – Neutral – Authentic,
Demokratisch – Neutral – Authentisch | DNA  |

* Anti-lockdown
* Anti-vaccination

| Right-wing | ECR | Maria Hubmer-Mogg

### Minor parties

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* Team HC Strache – Alliance for Austria (Team HC Strache – Allianz für Österreich, HC)
* Alliance for the Future of Austria (Bündnis Zukunft Österreich, BZÖ)
* Black-Yellow Alliance (Schwarz-Gelbe Allianz, SGA)
* Christian Party of Austria (Christliche Partei Österreichs, CPÖ)
* Enotna Lista (Unity List, EL)
* My Vote Counts! (Meine Stimme g!lt, G!LT)
* Neutral Free Austria Federation (Bündnis Neutrales Freies Österreich, NFÖ)
* Party of Labour of Austria (Partei der Arbeit Österreichs, PdA)
* Pirate Party of Austria (Piratenpartei Österreichs, PPÖ)
* Socialist Left Party (Sozialistische LinksPartei, SLP)
* The Social Liberals (Die Sozialliberalen, SoL)
* Volt Austria (Volt Österreich)

### Major historical parties

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* Christian Social Party (Christlichsoziale Partei, CS, 1893–1933)
* Country League (Landbund, 1918–1934)
* Greater German People's Party (Großdeutsche Volkspartei, GDVP, 1918–1934)
* JETZT - Pilz List (JETZT – Liste Pilz, JETZT, 2017–2020)
* National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, NSDAP, 1919–1945)
* Fatherland Front (Vaterländische Front, VF, 1933–1938)
* Federation of Independents (Verband der Unabhängigen, VdU, 1949–1955)
* Social Democratic Workers Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ, 1888–1934), predecessor of today's SPÖ
* Team Stronach (2012–2017)

### Minor historical parties

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* Communist Initiative (Kommunistische Initiative, 2004–2013)
* Communist League of Austria (Kommunistischer Bund Österreichs, KBÖ, 1976–1980)
* Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party in the Republic of Austria (Czech: Československá sociálně demokratická strana dělnická v republice Rakoúské, 1919–1934)
* Democratic Party of Austria (Demokratische Partei Österreichs, 1945–1949)
* Free Party Salzburg (Freie Parteie Salzburg, FPS, 2015–2019)
* Freedom Party in Carinthia (Die Freiheitlichen in Kärnten, FPK, 2009–2013)
* German-National Party (Deutsche Nationalpartei, 1891–1920)
* Jewish National Party (Jüdische Nationale Partei, 1892–1930)
* League of Democratic Socialists (Bund Demokratischer Sozialisten, BDS, 1959)
* Liberal Forum (Liberales Forum, LiF, 1993–2014)
* Marxist–Leninist Party of Austria (Marxistisch-Leninistische Partei Österreichs, MLPÖ, 1967–2006)
* The Democrats (Die Demokraten, 1991–2002)
* The Independents (Die Unabhängigen, DU, 1998–1999)
* Union of Revolutionary Workers of Austria (Marxist-Leninist) (Vereinigung Revolutionärer Arbeiter Österreichs (Marxisten-Leninisten), VRAÖ, 1968–2005)

## See also

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* History of Austria
* Liberalism in Austria
* List of political parties by country
* Politics of Austria

## 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).

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Political parties in Austria

National Council|

* Freedom Party of Austria (57)
* Austrian People's Party (51)
* Social Democratic Party of Austria (41)
* NEOS (18)
* The Greens (16)

Federal Council|

* Austrian People's Party (23)
* Social Democratic Party of Austria (18)
* Freedom Party of Austria (14)
* The Greens (4)
* NEOS (1)

European Parliament|

* Freedom Party of Austria (6)
* Austrian People's Party (5)
* Social Democratic Party of Austria (5)
* The Greens (2)
* NEOS (2)

State parliaments|

* Austrian People's Party (157)
* Social Democratic Party of Austria (133)
* Freedom Party of Austria (63)
* The Greens (48)
* MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights (3)
* NEOS (21)
* Team Carinthia (3)
* Communist Party of Austria (2)
* Citizens' Forum Austria (2)

Minor or regional|

* Alliance for the Future of Austria
* Animal Rights Party
* The Beer Party
* The Change
* Christian Party of Austria
* Citizens' Club Tyrol
* Democratic – Neutral – Authentic
* Forward Tyrol
* Gaza List
* International Socialist Alternative
* List Burgenland
* LINKS (Austria)
* My Vote Counts!
* Madeleine Petrovic List
* Neutral Free Austria Federation
* New Movement for the Future
* Party of Labour of Austria
* Pirate Party of Austria
* Social Austria of the Future
* The Social Liberals
* Team HC Strache – Alliance for Austria
* Unity List
* Volt Austria
* Vision Austria

Defunct|

* Carinthian Farmers' Association
* Catholic People's Party
* Centrist Democrats
* Christian Social Party
* Civic Workers' Party
* Communist League of Austria
* Communist Workers Party
* Constitutional Party
* Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party in the Republic of Austria
* Democratic Association of Cities
* Democratic Peasants' Party
* Democratic Progressive Party
* The Democrats
* EU Exit Party
* Fatherland Front
* Federalist Party
* Federation of Independents
* Free Party Salzburg
* German Democrats
* German Freedom and Order Party
* German Freedom Party
* German National Association
* German Peoples' Election Committee
* German People's Party
* German Workers' Party
* German-National Party
* Greater German People's Party
* Hans-Peter Martin's List
* The Independents
* JETZT
* Jewish Communist Party of Austria
* Jewish National Party
* Landbund
* League of Democratic Socialists
* Liberal Corporate Association of Salzburg
* Liberal Forum
* Left
* Marxist–Leninist Party of Austria
* National Democratic Party
* The Reform Conservatives
* Save Austria
* Styrian Farmers' Party
* Team Stronach
* Trentino People's Party
* Young Czech Party

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