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This article lists political parties in Austria. Austria has a multi-party system. Of the over 1,100 registered political parties, [1] only few are known to the larger public. Since the 1980s, four parties have consistently received enough votes to get seats in the national parliament.
There are five parties represented in the National Council. Three of the parties in the National Council are also represented in the Federal Council. Four of the five parties in the National Council are represented in the European Parliament.
| Logo | Name | Abbr. | Ideology | Chairmen | NR | BR | MEP | |
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 | Austrian People's Party, Österreichische Volkspartei | ÖVP | Liberal conservatism, Christian democracy | Karl Nehammer | 71 / 183 | 25 / 61 | 7 / 19 | |
 | The Greens – The Green Alternative, Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative | GRÜNE | Green politics | Werner Kogler | 26 / 183 | 5 / 61 | 3 / 19 | |
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 | Social Democratic Party of Austria, Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs | SPÖ | Social democracy | Andreas Babler | 40 / 183 | 19 / 61 | 5 / 19 | |
 | Freedom Party of Austria, Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs | FPÖ | National conservatism, Right-wing populism | Herbert Kickl | 30 / 183 | 11 / 61 | 3 / 19 | |
 | NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum, NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum | NEOS | Liberalism, Economic liberalism | Beate Meinl-Reisinger | 15 / 183 | 1 / 61 | 1 / 19 | |
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