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
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Website
www.christlicheparteioesterreichs.at
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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.

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:

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