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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. All of the parties in the National Council are also represented in the Federal Council and all of the five parties in the National Council are represented in the European Parliament.
| Logo | Name | Abbr. | Ideology | Position | European Party | European Group | Leader | National Council Seats | Federal Council Seats | Landtag Seats | MEPs | |
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| Government | ||||||||||||
 | Austrian People's Party, Österreichische Volkspartei | ÖVP | Centre-right | EPP | EPP | Christian Stocker (acting) | 51 / 183 | 25 / 61 | 146 / 440 | 5 / 20 | ||
 | The Greens – The Green Alternative, Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative | GRÜNE | Centre-left to left-wing | EGP | G/EFA | Werner Kogler | 16 / 183 | 5 / 61 | 45 / 440 | 2 / 20 | ||
| Opposition | ||||||||||||
 | Freedom Party of Austria, Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs | FPÖ | Right-wing to far-right | Patriots.eu | PfE | Herbert Kickl | 57 / 183 | 11 / 61 | 84 / 440 | 6 / 20 | ||
 | Social Democratic Party of Austria, Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs | SPÖ | Centre-left | PES | S&D | Andreas Babler | 41 / 183 | 19 / 61 | 132 / 440 | 5 / 20 | ||
 | NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum, NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum | NEOS | Centre | ALDE | RE | Beate Meinl-Reisinger | 18 / 183 | 1 / 61 | 20 / 440 | 2 / 20 | ||
| Logo | Name | Abbr. | Ideology | Position | European Party | Leader | Landtag Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Communist Party of Austria, Kommunistische Partei Österreichs | KPÖ | Far-left | PEL | Günther Hopfgartner | 6 / 440 | ||
 | Team Carinthia, Team Kärnten | TK | Right-wing | EAFD | Gerhard Köfer | 5 / 440 | ||
 | Citizens' Forum Austria, Bürgerforum Österreich | FRITZ | Centre | EDP | Andrea Haselwanter-Schneider | 3 / 440 | ||
 | MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights, MFG Österreich – Menschen Freiheit Grundrechte | MFG | Right-wing to far-right | None | Michael Brunner | 3 / 440 | ||
| Logo | Name | Abbr. | Ideology | Position | European Party | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Beer Party, Die Bierpartei | BIER | Centre | None | Dominik Wlazny | ||
 | Madeleine Petrovic List, Liste Madeleine Petrovic | LMP | Centre-left | None | Madeleine Petrovic | ||
 | Change, Der Wandel | KEINE | Left-wing | DiEM25 | Fayad Mulla | ||
 | Gaza List, Liste Gaza: Stimmen gegen den Völkermord | GAZA | Left-wing | None | Astrid Wagner | ||
| Democratic – Neutral – Authentic, Demokratisch – Neutral – Authentisch | DNA | Right-wing | ECR | Maria Hubmer-Mogg | |||
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