This article lists political parties in Austria. Austria has a multi-party system. Of the over 1,100 registered political parties, 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.
Political parties
Parties represented in Parliament or the European Parliament 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 IdeologyPositionEuropeanpartyEPgroup Leader NationalCouncil FederalCouncilLandtagseats MEPsGovernment Austrian People's Party ÖVP Centre-rightEPPEPP Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ Centre-leftPESS&D New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS CentreALDEREOpposition Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ Far-right Patriots.euPfE The Greens GRÜNE Centre-leftto left-wingEGPG/EFA
Parties represented in state parliaments Logo Name IdeologyPositionEuropeanparty Leader Landtag seats Communist Party of Austria KPÖ Far-leftPEL Günther Hopfgartner Team Carinthia TK Right-wingEAFD Gerhard Köfer Citizens' Forum Austria FRITZ CentreEDP Andrea Haselwanter-Schneider MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights MFG Right-wingto far-right Michael Brunner
Parties which ran in the 2024 legislative election and/or the 2024 European elections
Logo Name IdeologyPositionEuropeanparty Leader The Beer Party BIER CentreDominik Wlazny Madeleine Petrovic List LMP Centre-left Madeleine Petrovic Change KEINE Left-wingDiEM25 Fayad Mulla Gaza List GAZA Astrid Wagner Democratic – Neutral – AuthenticDNARight-wingECRMaria Hubmer-Mogg
Minor parties Team HC Strache – Alliance for Austria (, HC) Alliance for the Future of Austria (, BZÖ) Black-Yellow Alliance (, SGA) Christian Party of Austria (, CPÖ) (, EL) My Vote Counts! (, G!LT) Neutral Free Austria Federation (, NFÖ) Party of Labour of Austria (, PdA) Pirate Party of Austria (, PPÖ) Revolutionary Communist Party (, RKP) Socialist Left Party (, SLP) The Social Liberals (, SoL) Volt Austria ()
Major historical parties Christian Social Party (, CS, 1893–1933) Country League (, 1918–1934) Greater German People's Party (, GDVP, 1918–1934) JETZT - Pilz List (, JETZT, 2017–2020) National Socialist German Workers' Party (, NSDAP, 1919–1945) Fatherland Front (, VF, 1933–1938) Federation of Independents (, VdU, 1949–1955) Social Democratic Workers Party of Austria (, SDAPÖ, 1888–1934), predecessor of today's SPÖ Team Stronach (2012–2017)
Minor historical parties Communist Initiative (, 2004–2013) Communist League of Austria (, KBÖ, 1976–1980) Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party in the Republic of Austria (, 1919–1934) Democratic Party of Austria (, 1945–1949) Free Party Salzburg (, FPS, 2015–2019) Freedom Party in Carinthia (, FPK, 2009–2013) German-National Party (, 1891–1920) Jewish National Party (, 1892–1930) League of Democratic Socialists (, BDS, 1959) Liberal Forum (, LiF, 1993–2014) Marxist–Leninist Party of Austria (, MLPÖ, 1967–2006) The Democrats (, 1991–2002) The Independents (, DU, 1998–1999) Union of Revolutionary Workers of Austria (Marxist-Leninist) (, VRAÖ, 1968–2005)
See also History of Austria Liberalism in Austria List of political parties by country Politics of Austria
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