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
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Since 1986, the social democratic 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. 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.
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! Name
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! Ideology
!Position
!European<br/>party
!EP<br/>group
! Leader
! National<br/>Council
! Federal<br/>Council
!Landtag<br/>seats
! MEPs
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! colspan="13" |Government
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| Austrian People's Party<br /><small></small>
| ÖVP
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|Centre-right
|EPP
|EPP
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| Social Democratic Party of Austria<br /><small></small>
| SPÖ
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|Centre-left
|PES
|S&D
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| 60px
| New Austria and Liberal Forum<br /><small></small>
| NEOS
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|Centre
|ALDE
|RE
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! colspan="13" |Opposition
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| 60px
| Freedom Party of Austria<br /><small></small>
| FPÖ
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|far-right
|Patriots.eu
|PfE
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| 60px
| The Greens<br /><small></small>
| GRÜNE
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|Centre-left<br/>to left-wing
|EGP
|G/EFA
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|}
Parties represented in state parliaments
{| class="wikitable"
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! Name
!
! Ideology
!Position
!European<br/>party
! Leader
! Landtag seats
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!
| 60px
| Communist Party of Austria<br /><small></small>
| KPÖ
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|Far-left
|PEL
| Günther Hopfgartner
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!
| 60px
| Team Carinthia<br /><small></small>
| TK
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|Right-wing
|EAFD
| Gerhard Köfer
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!
| 60px
| Citizens' Forum Austria<br /><small></small>
| FRITZ
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|Centre
|EDP
| Andrea Haselwanter-Schneider
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!
| style=text-align:center | 60px
| MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights<br /><small></small>
| MFG
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|Right-wing<br/>to far-right
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| Michael Brunner
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|-
|}
Parties which ran in the 2024 legislative election and/or the 2024 European elections
{| class="wikitable"
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! Name
!
! Ideology
!Position
!European<br/>party
! Leader
|-
!
| 60px
| The Beer Party<br /><small></small>
| BIER
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|Centre
|
|Dominik Wlazny
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!
| 60px
| Madeleine Petrovic List<br /><small></small>
| LMP
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|Centre-left
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| Madeleine Petrovic
|-
!
| 60px
| Change<br /><small></small>
| KEINE
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|Left-wing
|DiEM25
| Fayad Mulla
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!
| style=text-align:center | 60px
| Gaza List<br /><small></small>
| GAZA
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|Far-left
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| Astrid Wagner
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|Democratic – Neutral – Authentic<br /><small></small>
|DNA
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|Right-wing
|ECR
|Maria Hubmer-Mogg
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Minor parties
- Team HC Strache – Alliance for Austria (, HC)
- Alliance for the Future of Austria (, BZÖ)
- Black-Yellow Alliance (, SGA)
- Christian Party of Austria (, CPÖ)
- (, EL)
- My Vote Counts! (, G!LT)
- Neutral Free Austria Federation (, NFÖ)
- Party of Labour of Austria (, PdA)
- Pirate Party of Austria (, PPÖ)
- Revolutionary Communist Party (, RKP)
- Socialist Left Party (, SLP)
- The Social Liberals (, SoL)
- Volt Austria ()
Major historical parties
- Christian Social Party (, CS, 1893–1933)
- Country League (, 1918–1934)
- Greater German People's Party (, GDVP, 1918–1934)
- JETZT - Pilz List (, JETZT, 2017–2020)
- National Socialist German Workers' Party (, NSDAP, 1919–1945)
- Fatherland Front (, VF, 1933–1938)
- Federation of Independents (, VdU, 1949–1955)
- Social Democratic Workers Party of Austria (, SDAPÖ, 1888–1934), predecessor of today's SPÖ
- Team Stronach (2012–2017)
Minor historical parties
- Communist Initiative (, 2004–2013)
- Communist League of Austria (, KBÖ, 1976–1980)
- Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party in the Republic of Austria (, 1919–1934)
- Democratic Party of Austria (, 1945–1949)
- Free Party Salzburg (, FPS, 2015–2019)
- Freedom Party in Carinthia (, FPK, 2009–2013)
- German-National Party (, 1891–1920)
- Jewish National Party (, 1892–1930)
- League of Democratic Socialists (, BDS, 1959)
- Liberal Forum (, LiF, 1993–2014)
- Marxist–Leninist Party of Austria (, MLPÖ, 1967–2006)
- The Democrats (, 1991–2002)
- The Independents (, DU, 1998–1999)
- Union of Revolutionary Workers of Austria (Marxist-Leninist) (, VRAÖ, 1968–2005)
See also
- History of Austria
- Liberalism in Austria
- List of political parties by country
- Politics of Austria