Christian Party of Austria

Christian Party of Austria

Leader	Alfred Kuchar
Founded	15 October 2005
Ideology	Social conservatism Euroscepticism Christian democracy Conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
Religion	Christianity
Colours	Yellow
National Council:	0 / 183
Federal Council:	0 / 62
European Parliament:	0 / 19
Website
www.christlicheparteioesterreichs.at
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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.

It changed its name under its new chairman Rudolf Gehring in late 2009, partially due to concerns by the Catholic Church over 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 a third place, which represents the party's highest vote in a national election to date.

Program

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 religious symbols in schools
Outlawing (or keeping illegal) 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 referendum on EU membership or withdrawal

External links

Official homepage

Political parties in Austria

National Council	Social Democratic Party of Austria (52) Austrian People's Party (49) Freedom Party of Austria (40) The Greens – The Green Alternative (24) Team Stronach (9) NEOS – The New Austria (9)

Federal Council	Austrian People's Party (25) Social Democratic Party of Austria (22) Freedom Party of Austria (9) The Greens – The Green Alternative (4) Team Stronach (1)

European Parliament	Austrian People's Party (5) Social Democratic Party of Austria (5) Freedom Party of Austria (4) The Greens – The Green Alternative (3) NEOS – The New Austria (1)

Minor, regional or historical	Party of Labour of Austria Animal Rights Party Black-Yellow Alliance Christian Electoral Community Christian Party of Austria Citizens' Forum Austria Communist Initiative Communist Party of Austria Enotna Lista Hans-Peter Martin's List Left Alliance for the Future of Austria List Burgenland Neutral Free Austria Federation Pirate Party of Austria Save Austria Socialist Left Party The Reform Conservatives The Social Liberals EU Exit Party

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