List of political parties in Austria

The essence of the Austrian Constitution entails that political parties indeed mentioned in the Federal Constitution, but not defined therein. This happens in the Political Parties Act, whose first article is in the constitutional rank:

( 1) The existence and diversity of political parties are essential components of the democratic order of the Republic of Austria. (2 ) The functions of political parties include the participation in public policy development. ( 3) The formation of political parties is free, if federal constitutional law provides otherwise. Their activities shall be subjected to any restriction by special legislation.

A constitutional limitation is of course after the prohibition law.

The party establishment has to adopt only a statute, it is seen, what their bodies and which are thereof for the external representation of the power and the rights and obligations have the party members. With the deposit of the articles of association at the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the political party acquires legal personality.

In parliaments represented parties

The following parties are represented in the National Council ( NO ), in the European Parliament (EP) or a Landtag ( LT):

Other parties

A party must deposit the Interior establishing their statutes in the Federal Ministry. Since there are not many legal requirements, over 970 statutes of political parties are there already stored (as of October 2013). Of these, the following parties were admitted 2008-2013 to parliament, the National Council, or European elections ( in alphabetical order):

  • Christian Party of Austria ( last parliamentary election 2013)
  • The transformation ( National Council election 2013)
  • The White Peace Party of Austria ( Carinthia last in 2009)
  • Withdrawal from the EU Party ( National Council election 2013)
  • Young Liberals Austria ( Elections 2009 )
  • Livable Party of Austria ( Carinthia 2013)
  • Men 's Party ( National Council election 2013)
  • MUT- party, human environment Welfare - The animal rights party (most recently in Vienna 2010)
  • Party for the Environment, People and Work (Styria 2010)
  • Pirate Party of Austria ( last parliamentary election 2013)
  • Socialist Left Party ( last parliamentary election 2013)
  • Independent Citizens' Initiative Saves Austria ( last Parliamentary elections 2008 )

Coalitions and lists

In addition to parties and groups of voters lists may submit to elections:

  • Alliance Social Carinthia / ALIANSA Socialna Koroska (Kärnten 2013)
  • The Gsiberger (Vorarlberg 2009)
  • The Mutbürger (most recently in Lower Austria 2013)
  • Lapwing (Vorarlberg 2009)
  • Left ( last Parliamentary elections 2008 )
  • List DI Karlheinz Klement ( Parliamentary elections 2008 )
  • List Stark ( last in Carinthia 2013)
  • List for our Lower Austria (Lower Austria 2008)
  • Platform Direct Democracy (Vienna 2010)
  • We - gemeinsam.at (Vorarlberg 2009)

Other parties

The following still active parties entered earlier to parliament, the National Council, or European elections:

  • Association for Democratic Politics
  • Alliance Neutral Free Austria
  • Christian voters Community
  • Enotna Lista / Unit List ( EL)
  • League of Socialist Revolution
  • Marxist-Leninist Party of Austria

Past parties

Historical parties that were active in the Republic of Austria and its predecessor state Cisleithania:

  • Alternative List of Austria ( ALÖ )
  • Christian Social Alliance ( CSA)
  • Christian Social Party (CS / CsP )
  • Democratic Economic Party ( DWP)
  • German Workers' Party ( Austria - Hungary) ( DAP)
  • German Liberal Party
  • German National Socialist Workers' Party ( DNSAP )
  • German National parties (DNP )
  • The Democrats
  • The Independent - List liar (DU)
  • The Freedom Party in Carinthia ( FPK )
  • Greater German People's Party ( gdpv )
  • Home block ( HB)
  • Jewish National Party ( JNP )
  • Party of the Carinthian Slovenes (KSS ), also Carinthian Slovene Party ( Slow Koroško slovenska stranka )
  • Landbund ( LBd )
  • Liberal Forum (LIF )
  • National Democratic Party ( Austria, 1967-1988 ) ( NDP)
  • National economic bloc ( NCA )
  • Austrian citizen and business party ( ÖBWP )
  • Social Democratic Workers' Party ( SDAP )
  • Sized farmers' association ( SFTB )
  • United Green Austria ( VGÖ )
  • Völkisch - social block ( CDB )
  • Association of Independents, also choice of the Independent Party ( Union of Independents, also WdU )
  • Choice community opposition Austrian People (VO)
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