Christian Party of Austria
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Christian Party of Austria
Christliche Partei Österreichs |
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| Leader | Alfred Kuchar |
| Founded | October 15, 2005 |
| Ideology |
Social conservatism Euroscepticism Christian democracy Conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Colours | Yellow |
| 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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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 October 15, 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.
The party was registered on January 23, 2006, and presented to the public on September 27, 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.
The party is oriented mainly on Christian politics, advocating, for example:
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