Christian Party of Austria
| Christian Party of Austria Christliche Partei Österreichs | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Alfred Kuchar |
| Founded | 15 October 2005 |
| Ideology | Christian right Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Christian fundamentalism[1] |
| European affiliation | European Christian Political Party |
| Colours | Yellow |
| Slogan | "Life. Values. Future." |
| National Council: | 0 / 183 |
| Federal Council: | 0 / 62 |
| European Parliament: | 0 / 19 |
| Website | |
| www.christlicheparteioesterreichs.at | |
| Politics of Austria Political parties Elections | |
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.[2]
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.
History
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
The party is oriented mainly on Christian politics, advocating, for example:
- Revoking the recognition of same-sex unions
- Giving parents the right to vote for their children
- Maintaining Christian symbols in schools
- Outlawing (or maintaining the illegality of) abortion, euthanasia, stem cell research and artificial insemination
- Protection of the belief in a Creator God, stating that the importance of this belief "demands respect from other creeds and atheists" as well
- A rejection of further EU centralization
- A rejection of illegal immigration
Election results
National Council
| Election year | # of total votes | % of overall vote | # of seats | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 31,080 | 0.64% | 0 / 183 | 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 |
President
| 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 Parliaments
| 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
- Back to citation Jutta Berger (9 October 2019). "Vorarlberg vor der Wahl: Kleines Land mit großer Vielfalt". Der Standard (in German). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- Back to citation 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.
External links
- Official website (in German)