Christian Party of Austria

The Christian Party of Austria (German: Christliche Partei Österreichs, CPÖ; formerly the ChristiansGerman: Die Christen) is a minor political party in Austria, founded on 15 October 2005.[2]

Christian Party of Austria
Christliche Partei Österreichs
LeaderAlfred Kuchar
Founded15 October 2005
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
ReligionChristian fundamentalism[1]
European affiliationEuropean Christian Political Movement
ColoursYellow
Slogan"Life. Values. Future."
National Council:
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Federal Council:
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European Parliament:
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Website
www.christlicheparteioesterreichs.at

It changed its name under its new chairman Rudolf Gehring in late 2009, to avoid the use of the term "Christians" to mean only the party.[citation needed]

History

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The party was registered on 23 January 2006, and presented to the public on 27 September 2007, when it announced a popular initiative ("Volksbegehren") on the topic of children and families and that it would contest the 2008 election in Lower Austria.

In the 2008 parliamentary election, the party received 0.64% of the vote.

Rudolf Gehring, the party's chairman, announced he would run for president in the 2010 election. He received 5.44% of the vote for third place, the party's highest vote percentage in a national election to date.

Goals

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The party is oriented mainly on Christian politics, advocating, for example:

Election results

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National Council

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National Council of Austria
Election year # of total votes % of overall vote # of seats Government
2008 31,080 0.64%
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Extra-parliamentary
2013 6,647 0.14%
0 / 183
Extra-parliamentary
2017 425 0.01%
0 / 183
Extra-parliamentary
2019 260 0.00%
0 / 183
Extra-parliamentary
 
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President

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Election Candidate First round result Second round result
Votes % Result Votes % Result
2010 Rudolf Gehring 171,668 5.43% 3rd place
2016 No candidate
2022 No candidate
State Year Votes % Seats ± Government
Burgenland 2015 699 0.38 (#7)
0 / 36
N/A Extra-parliamentary
Lower Austria 2008 8.537 0.84 (#6)
0 / 56
N/A Extra-parliamentary
Lower Austria 2013 841 0.09 (#8)
0 / 56
N/A Extra-parliamentary
Lower Austria 2018 584 0.06 (#6)
0 / 56
N/A Extra-parliamentary
Salzburg 2018 181 0.07 (#9)
0 / 36
N/A Extra-parliamentary
Styria 2010 4.762 0.72 (#7)
0 / 56
N/A Extra-parliamentary
Tyrol 2008 4.699 1.40 (#6)
0 / 36
N/A Extra-parliamentary
Upper Austria 2009 3.721 0.43 (#7)
0 / 56
N/A Extra-parliamentary
Upper Austria 2015 3.111 0.36 (#7)
0 / 56
N/A Extra-parliamentary
Upper Austria 2021 863 0.11 (#9)
0 / 56
N/A Extra-parliamentary
Vorarlberg 2014 833 0.49 (#7)
0 / 36
N/A Extra-parliamentary
Vorarlberg 2019 426 0.26 (#11)
0 / 36
N/A Extra-parliamentary

References

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  1. ^ Jutta Berger (9 October 2019). "Vorarlberg vor der Wahl: Kleines Land mit großer Vielfalt". Der Standard (in German). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ^ Napieralski, Bartosz (2017). Political Catholicism and Euroscepticism : the deviant case of Poland in comparative perspective (1st ed.). New York. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-315-28167-4. OCLC 997475188.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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