Austria
Freedom Party of Austria
Right-wing populism
Won the largest vote share in Austria’s 2024 election. Campaigns on asylum restriction, opposition to EU migration and climate rules, and neutrality in the war in Ukraine.
- Founded
- 1956
- Positions as of
- 2024 national election programme
- Last verified
What does it believe?
Nation and the world
Campaigns for "remigration", asylum suspension and strict interpretation of Austrian neutrality including opposition to Russia sanctions.
Environment and growth
Opposes the EU Green Deal, the combustion engine phase-out and carbon pricing.
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
Evidence: Documented
The state in the economy
Evidence: Documented
Personal liberty
Evidence: Well documented
Tradition and change
Evidence: Well documented
Nation and the world
Evidence: Well documented
Religion and the state
Evidence: Documented
Power and its limits
Evidence: Documented
Environment and growth
Evidence: Well documented
Crime and punishment
Evidence: Well documented
Sources
Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.
- Wahlprogramm: Festung Österreich · Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs · 2024
- Parteiprogramm · Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs
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