The Democratic Party of Austria (german: Demokratische Partei Österreichs; DPÖ), was a short-lived

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Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

between 1945 and 1949.

History

The Democratic Party of Austria was founded on 14 July 1945 as a

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party focused on regional development of Carinthia. In the

1949 Austrian legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 9 October 1949. About 500,000 registered Nazis, who were not allowed to vote in 1945, regained their voting rights. A newly created party, the Electoral Party of Independents (WdU) (a predecessor of ...

, the leadership of the party endorsed Austrian People's Party and subsequently dissolved.

References

{{reflist Defunct political parties in Austria Defunct liberal political parties in Austria Political history of Austria Liberal parties Conservative parties in Austria 1945 establishments in Austria 1949 disestablishments in Austria Political parties established in 1945 Political parties disestablished in 1949