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

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

  • 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

  1. ↑ "BMI" (PDF).
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