NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum
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NEOS – The New Austria
NEOS – Das Neue Österreich |
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| Abbreviation | NEOS |
| Leader | Matthias Strolz |
| Founded | 27 October 2012 |
| Headquarters | Vienna |
| Youth wing | JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS |
| Ideology |
Liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| International affiliation | none |
| European Parliament group | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Colours | Magenta |
| National Council: |
9 / 183
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| Federal Council: |
0 / 62
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| European Parliament: |
1 / 18
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| State parliaments |
7 / 448
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| Website | |
| neos.eu | |
NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum (German: NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum) is a liberalpolitical party in Austria.
The party, founded in October 2012, contested the 2013 legislative election on a joint electoral list with the Young Liberals Austria and Liberal Forum. In the election held on 29 September 2013, NEOS received 4.9% of the vote and 9 seats in the National Council.
On 25 January 2014 NEOS absorbed the Liberal Forum, creating "NEOS - The New Austria and Liberal Forum". In March 2014, it also absorbed the independent Young Liberals (JuLis), forming the party's youth wing JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS.
NEOS became a full member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) on 2 May 2014.
In the 2014 European elections held on 25 May 2014, the party received 8.1% of the national vote, and returned a single Member of the European Parliament.
The party supports more direct democracy using referenda and the ending of conscription, and opposes increased property taxes and public financing of political parties.
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