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]
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Christian Party of Austria Christliche Partei Österreichs | |
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Leader | Alfred Kuchar |
Founded | 15 October 2005 |
Ideology | |
Political position | Right-wing |
Religion | Christian fundamentalism[1] |
European affiliation | European Christian Political Movement |
Colours | Yellow |
Slogan | "Life. Values. Future." |
National Council: | 0 / 183
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Federal Council: | 0 / 62
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European Parliament: | 0 / 19
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Website | |
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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
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"[citation needed] 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 |
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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 |
![Thumb](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Logo_Die_Christen.svg/320px-Logo_Die_Christen.svg.png)
President
State Parliaments
State | Year | Votes | % | Seats | ± | Government |
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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
External links
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