The Christian Party of Austria (, CPÖ; formerly the Christians – ) is a minor political party in Austria, founded on 15 October 2005.
It changed its name under its new chairman Rudolf Gehring in late 2009, to avoid the use of the term "Christians" to mean only the party.
History The party was registered on 23 January 2006, and presented to the public on 27 September 2007, when it announced a popular initiative ("Volksbegehren") on the topic of children and families and that it would contest the 2008 election in Lower Austria.
In the 2008 parliamentary election, the party received 0.64% of the vote.
Rudolf Gehring, the party's chairman, announced he would run for president in the 2010 election. He received 5.44% of the vote for third place, the party's highest vote percentage in a national election to date.
Goals The party is oriented mainly on Christian politics, advocating, for example:
Revoking the recognition of same-sex unions Giving parents the right to vote for their children Maintaining Christian symbols in schools Outlawing (or maintaining the illegality of) abortion, euthanasia, stem cell research and artificial insemination Protection of the belief in a Creator God, stating that the importance of this belief "demands respect from other creeds and atheists" as well A rejection of further EU centralization A rejection of illegal immigration
Election results
National Council + National Council of Austria Election year # of total votes % of overall vote # of seats Government 2008 31,080 0.64% 2013 6,647 0.14% 2017 425 0.01% 2019 260 0.00%
President ElectionCandidateFirst round resultSecond round resultVotes%ResultVotes%Result 2010 Rudolf Gehring 171,668 5.43% 2016 No candidate 2022 No candidate
State Parliaments State Year Votes % Seats ± Government Burgenland 2015 699 0.38 (#7) N/A Lower Austria 2008 8.537 0.84 (#6) N/A Lower Austria 2013 841 0.09 (#8) N/A Lower Austria 2018 584 0.06 (#6) N/A Salzburg 2018 181 0.07 (#9) N/A Styria 2010 4.762 0.72 (#7) N/A Tyrol 2008 4.699 1.40 (#6) N/A Upper Austria 2009 3.721 0.43 (#7) N/A Upper Austria 2015 3.111 0.36 (#7) N/A Upper Austria 2021 863 0.11 (#9) N/A Vorarlberg 2014 833 0.49 (#7) N/A Vorarlberg 2019 426 0.26 (#11) N/A
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