Freedom Party in Carinthia
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Freedom Party in Carinthia
Die Freiheitlichen in Kärnten |
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| Founded | 1986 (as FPÖ branch) April 2005 (as BZÖ branch) December 2009 (as independent party) |
| Dissolved | June 2013 (merged into the FPÖ) |
| Ideology |
Right-wing populism National conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing to Far-right |
| Colours | blue |
| Website | |
| http://www.freiheitliche-ktn.at/ | |
The Freedom Party in Carinthia (German: Die Freiheitlichen in Kärnten, FPK, alternative English translations: Carinthian Freedom Party,Freedom Party of Carinthia,The Freedomites in Carinthia, or Carinthia Freedom Party) was a political party in Austria, operating in the federal state of Carinthia.
The FPK was founded as branch of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) by Jörg Haider in 1986. It emerged as an independent party in December 2009 from the Carinthian branch of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ), also founded by Jörg Haider in 2005 following a split in the FPÖ. Before that In the 2009 Carinthian state election the BZÖ won 44.9% of the vote, while what remained of the FPÖ got just 3.8%. Subsequently, Gerhard Dörfler, Haider's successor, was returned as state governor. The FPK, which cooperated with the FPÖ on the national level since 2010, was finally merged into the FPÖ, becoming its state section in Carinthia.
The party's origins lie with the Carinthia branch of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). Jörg Haider, chairman of that branch since 1983, was elected federal FPÖ chairman in 1986. Under a previously introduced restructuring plan, Haider transformed the Carinthian branch into The Freedom Party in Carinthia under the federal umbrella of the FPÖ. Haider made his home state of Carinthia a stronghold of the party and twice served as state governor (1989–1991 and 1999–2008).
In 2000, he also led the party into participation in the federal government of Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel, but due to the controversies surrounding his persona, had to remove himself from federal politics, concentrating on state politics. Haider had already resigned as chairman of the state party in autumn 1998. However, even as a "common party member" he remained the most prominent figure in the party, causing the resignation of the then-party leadership in 2002.
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