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
Parties represented in Parliament or the European Parliament
There are five parties represented in the National Council. All of the parties in the National Council are also represented in the Federal Council and all of the five parties in the National Council are represented in the European Parliament.
| Logo | Name | Abbr. | Ideology | Position | European Party | European Group | Leader | National Council Seats | Federal Council Seats | Landtag Seats | MEPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government | ||||||||||||
| Austrian People's Party, Österreichische Volkspartei | ÖVP |
| Centre-right | EPP | EPP | Christian Stocker | 51 / 183 | 25 / 61 | 146 / 440 | 5 / 20 | ||
| Social Democratic Party of Austria, Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs | SPÖ |
| Centre-left | PES | S&D | Andreas Babler | 41 / 183 | 19 / 61 | 132 / 440 | 5 / 20 | ||
| NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum, NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum | NEOS |
| Centre | ALDE | RE | Beate Meinl-Reisinger | 18 / 183 | 1 / 61 | 20 / 440 | 2 / 20 | ||
| Opposition | ||||||||||||
| Freedom Party of Austria, Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs | FPÖ |
| Right wing to Far - right | Patriots.eu | PfE | Herbert Kickl | 57 / 183 | 11 / 61 | 84 / 440 | 6 / 20 | ||
| The Greens – The Green Alternative, Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative | GRÜNE |
| Centre-left to left-wing | EGP | G/EFA | Werner Kogler | 16 / 183 | 5 / 61 | 45 / 440 | 2 / 20 | ||
Parties represented in state parliaments
| Logo | Name | Abbr. | Ideology | Position | European Party | Leader | Landtag Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of Austria Kommunistische Partei Österreichs | KPÖ |
| Far-left | PEL | Günther Hopfgartner | 6 / 440 | ||
| Team Carinthia Team Kärnten | TK |
| Right-wing | EAFD | Gerhard Köfer | 5 / 440 | ||
| Citizens' Forum Austria Bürgerforum Österreich | FRITZ |
| Centre | EDP | Andrea Haselwanter-Schneider | 3 / 440 | ||
| MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights MFG Österreich – Menschen Freiheit Grundrechte | MFG |
| Right-wing to far-right | None | Michael Brunner | 3 / 440 | ||
Parties which ran in the 2024 legislative election and/or the 2024 European elections
| Logo | Name | Abbr. | Ideology | Position | European Party | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beer Party, Die Bierpartei | BIER |
| Centre | None | Dominik Wlazny | ||
| Madeleine Petrovic List, Liste Madeleine Petrovic | LMP |
| Centre-left | None | Madeleine Petrovic | ||
| Change, Der Wandel | KEINE |
| Left-wing | DiEM25 | Fayad Mulla | ||
| Gaza List, Liste Gaza: Stimmen gegen den Völkermord | GAZA |
| Far-left | None | Astrid Wagner | ||
| Democratic – Neutral – Authentic, Demokratisch – Neutral – Authentisch | DNA |
| Right-wing | ECR | Maria Hubmer-Mogg | ||
Minor parties
- Team HC Strache – Alliance for Austria (Team HC Strache – Allianz für Österreich, HC)
- Alliance for the Future of Austria (Bündnis Zukunft Österreich, BZÖ)
- Black-Yellow Alliance (Schwarz-Gelbe Allianz, SGA)
- Christian Party of Austria (Christliche Partei Österreichs, CPÖ)
- Enotna Lista (Unity List, EL)
- My Vote Counts! (Meine Stimme g!lt, G!LT)
- Neutral Free Austria Federation (Bündnis Neutrales Freies Österreich, NFÖ)
- Party of Labour of Austria (Partei der Arbeit Österreichs, PdA)
- Pirate Party of Austria (Piratenpartei Österreichs, PPÖ)
- Revolutionary Communist Party (Revolutionäre Kommunistische Partei, RKP)
- Socialist Left Party (Sozialistische LinksPartei, SLP)
- The Social Liberals (Die Sozialliberalen, SoL)
- Volt Austria (Volt Österreich)
Major historical parties
- Christian Social Party (Christlichsoziale Partei, CS, 1893–1933)
- Country League (Landbund, 1918–1934)
- Greater German People's Party (Großdeutsche Volkspartei, GDVP, 1918–1934)
- JETZT - Pilz List (JETZT – Liste Pilz, JETZT, 2017–2020)
- National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, NSDAP, 1919–1945)
- Fatherland Front (Vaterländische Front, VF, 1933–1938)
- Federation of Independents (Verband der Unabhängigen, VdU, 1949–1955)
- Social Democratic Workers Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ, 1888–1934), predecessor of today's SPÖ
- Team Stronach (2012–2017)
Minor historical parties
- Communist Initiative (Kommunistische Initiative, 2004–2013)
- Communist League of Austria (Kommunistischer Bund Österreichs, KBÖ, 1976–1980)
- Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party in the Republic of Austria (Czech: Československá sociálně demokratická strana dělnická v republice Rakoúské, 1919–1934)
- Democratic Party of Austria (Demokratische Partei Österreichs, 1945–1949)
- Free Party Salzburg (Freie Parteie Salzburg, FPS, 2015–2019)
- Freedom Party in Carinthia (Die Freiheitlichen in Kärnten, FPK, 2009–2013)
- German-National Party (Deutsche Nationalpartei, 1891–1920)
- Jewish National Party (Jüdische Nationale Partei, 1892–1930)
- League of Democratic Socialists (Bund Demokratischer Sozialisten, BDS, 1959)
- Liberal Forum (Liberales Forum, LiF, 1993–2014)
- Marxist–Leninist Party of Austria (Marxistisch-Leninistische Partei Österreichs, MLPÖ, 1967–2006)
- The Democrats (Die Demokraten, 1991–2002)
- The Independents (Die Unabhängigen, DU, 1998–1999)
- Union of Revolutionary Workers of Austria (Marxist-Leninist) (Vereinigung Revolutionärer Arbeiter Österreichs (Marxisten-Leninisten), VRAÖ, 1968–2005)
See also
- History of Austria
- Liberalism in Austria
- List of political parties by country
- Politics of Austria
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