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, 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

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

Parties represented in Parliament or the European Parliament

There are five parties represented in the National Council. Three of the parties in the National Council are also represented in the Federal Council. Four 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 Conservatism,
Christian democracy
Karl Nehammer
71 / 183
25 / 61
7 / 19
The Greens – The Green Alternative,
Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative
GRÜNE Green politics Werner Kogler
26 / 183
5 / 61
3 / 19
Opposition
Social Democratic Party of Austria,
Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs
SPÖ Social democracy Andreas Babler
40 / 183
19 / 61
5 / 19
Freedom Party of Austria,
Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs
FPÖ Right-wing populism,
National conservatism
Herbert Kickl
30 / 183
11 / 61
3 / 19
NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum,
NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum
NEOS Liberalism,
Economic liberalism
Beate Meinl-Reisinger
15 / 183
1 / 61
1 / 19

Parties represented in state parliaments

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

Minor parties

Major historical parties

Minor historical parties

See also

Further reading


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