This article lists political parties in Austria. Austria has a

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. Of the over 1,100 registered

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, 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

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

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Parties represented in state parliaments

Citizens' Forum Austria The Citizens' Forum Austria (german: Bürgerforum Österreich, FRITZ) is an Austrian political party mainly active in Tyrol. It was founded by president of the Tyrolean branch of the Austrian Chamber of Labour Fritz Dinkhauser (an Austrian Peopl ...

(, FRITZ) *

Communist Party of Austria The Communist Party of Austria (german: Kommunistische Partei Österreichs, KPÖ) is a communist party in Austria. Established in 1918 as the Communist Party of Republic of German-Austria, German-Austria (KPDÖ), it is one of the world's oldest ...

(, KPÖ) *

MFG – Austria People – Freedom – Fundamental Rights MFG can refer to: * Madagascar Fauna Group, a conservation organization working in Germany with headquarters in Berlin and Munich * Magellan Financial Group's ticker symbol on the Australian Securities Exchange * An abbreviation for manufacturing * ...

(, MFG) *

Team Carinthia Team Carinthia (german: Team Kärnten, TK), formerly Team Stronach Carinthia, is a political party in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It emerged from the Carinthian regional organization of the now defunct Team Stronach. In the media, it is attes ...

(, TK)

Minor parties

Team HC Strache – Alliance for Austria Team HC Strache – Alliance for Austria (german: Team HC Strache – Allianz für Österreich, HC) is a List of political parties in Austria, political party in Austria. It was founded in December 2019 under the name The Alliance for Austria (ger ...

(, HC) * Alliance for the Future of Austria (, BZÖ) *

Black-Yellow Alliance The Black-Yellow Alliance (german: Schwarz-Gelbe Allianz, SGA) is a monarchist movement in Austria founded on 6 August 2004. Their aim is the restoration of monarchy in Austria as well as a Central European monarchic union of the states which h ...

(, SGA) * The Beer Party (, BIER) *

Christian Party of Austria The Christian Party of Austria (german: Christliche Partei Österreichs, CPÖ; formerly the Christians – german: Die Christen) is a minor political party in Austria, founded on 15 October 2005. It changed its name under its new chairman Rudol ...

(, CPÖ) * The Change () * (, EL) *

My Vote Counts! My Vote Counts! (German: ''Meine Stimme Gilt!''), abbreviated as G!LT, is a political party in Austria. It was founded on 14 August 2016 by Roland Düringer, a popular Austrian comedian. It defines itself not as a party but as an un-party (German: ...

(, G!LT) *

Neutral Free Austria Federation The Neutral Free Austria Federation (german: Bündnis Neutrales Freies Österreich, NFÖ) is a political party in Austria founded on 17 March 2003. It contested the 2006 legislative election under the name "EU Withdrawal – Neutral Free Austria ...

(, NFÖ) *

Party of Labour of Austria The Party of Labour of Austria (german: Partei der Arbeit Österreichs, PdA) is a communist party in Austria. PdA was founded on 12 October 2013 by the ''Communist Initiative'', a Marxist-Leninist breakaway faction of the Communist Party of Austr ...

(, PdA) *

Pirate Party of Austria The Pirate Party of Austria (german: Piratenpartei Österreichs, PIRAT) is a political party in Austria and part of the global Pirate Party movement which advocates what has come to be known as Pirate politics. It is mostly known for opposing the ...

(, PPÖ) * Socialist Left Party (, SLP) * The Social Liberals (, SoL) *

Volt Austria Volt Austria (short name: Volt; german: Volt Österreich) is a political party in Austria and the Austrian chapter of Volt Europa a progressive and Eurofederalist pan-European political party and movement. History Volt Austria has been register ...

()

Major historical parties

* Christian Social Party (, CS, 1893–1933) *

Country League :''"Landbund" may also refer to the Agricultural League, a former political party of Germany.'' The Landbund ( en, Rural Federation) was an Austrian political party during the period of the First Republic (1918–1934). History The Landbund was f ...

(, 1918–1934) *

Greater German People's Party The Greater German People's Party (German ''Großdeutsche Volkspartei'', abbreviated GDVP) was a German nationalist and national liberal political party during the First Republic of Austria, established in 1920. Foundation After World War I and ...

(, GDVP, 1918–1934) * JETZT - Pilz List (, JETZT, 2017–2020) *

National Socialist German Workers Party The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (german: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported t ...

(, NSDAP, 1919–1945) * Fatherland Front (, VF, 1933–1938) *

Federation of Independents The Federation of Independents (german: Verband der Unabhängigen, VdU) was a German nationalist and national-liberal political party in Austria active from 1949 to 1955. It was the predecessor of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). Formation Th ...

(, VdU, 1949–1955) *

Social Democratic Workers Party of Austria The Social Democratic Party of Austria (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs , SPÖ), founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (german: link=no, Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ) unti ...

(, SDAPÖ, 1888–1934), predecessor of today's SPÖ *

Team Stronach The Team Stronach for Austria (german: Team Stronach für Österreich) was a Eurosceptic, right-wing populist political party in Austria founded by and named after Austrian-Canadian businessman Frank Stronach. It was dissolved in August 2017. Hi ...

(2012–2017)

Minor historical parties

Communist Initiative The Communist Initiative (german: Kommunistische Initiative) was an orthodox Marxist-Leninist organisation in Austria. It was founded in 2004 as a faction of the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ). It left the party in 2005. It was a candidate in ...

(, 2004–2013) * Communist League of Austria (, KBÖ, 1976–1980) *

Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party in the Republic of Austria The Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party in the Republic of Austria ( cs, Československá sociálně demokratická strana dělnická v republice Rakoúské) was a political party in Austria, working amongst the Czechs, Czech minority. The ...

( cs, Československá sociálně demokratická strana dělnická v republice Rakoúské, 1919–1934) *

Freedom Party in Carinthia The Freedom Party in Carinthia (german: Die Freiheitlichen in Kärnten, FPK, alternative English translations: Carinthian Freedom Party, Freedom Party of Carinthia, The Freedomites in Carinthia, or Carinthia Freedom Party) was a political party ...

(, FPK, 2009–2013) *

German-National Party The German-National Party (german: Deutschnationale Partei) was a political party in Austria. History The party contested seats in Austria in the 1907 elections in Cisleithania, receiving 0.2% of the vote. In the 1911 elections its vote share ...

(, 1891–1920) *

Jewish National Party The Jewish National Party (german: Jüdischnationale Partei) was an Austrian political party of the Jewish minority. History A Jewish National Party () was already founded in 1892 at Lemberg (''Lviv''), then the capital of the Austrian Kingdo ...

(, 1892–1930) *

League of Democratic Socialists The League of Democratic Socialists (german: Bund Demokratischer Sozialisten) was an Austrian political party formerly affiliated with the World Socialist Movement (WSM). Unlike most other WSM parties, it did not start as an offshoot of the Socia ...

(, BDS, 1959) *

Liberal Forum The Liberal Forum (german: Liberales Forum, LiF) was a centrist, Liberalism in Austria, liberal political party in Austria. The party was active from February 1993 to January 2014, when the party merged into NEOS – The New Austria. A member ...

(, LiF, 1993–2014) *

Marxist–Leninist Party of Austria The Marxist–Leninist Party of Austria (german: Marxistisch-Leninistische Partei Österreichs, MLPÖ) was founded in 1967 by members and activists of Marxists-Leninists of Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of ...

(, MLPÖ, 1967–2006) * The Democrats (, 1991–2002) * The Independents (, DU, 1998–1999) *

Union of Revolutionary Workers of Austria (Marxist-Leninist) Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...

(, VRAÖ, 1968–2005)

References

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