Austria
Austrian People’s Party
Christian democracy
Austria’s main centre-right party. Combines Christian democratic social policy and business-oriented economics with a restrictive migration position adopted under Sebastian Kurz.
- Founded
- 1945
- Positions as of
- 2024 national election programme
- Last verified
What does it believe?
Religion and the state
Christian democratic in foundation, with close institutional ties to the Catholic Church and support for religious education.
Nation and the world
Adopted a restrictive asylum and integration position from 2017, including the closure of the Balkan route.
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
Evidence: Well documented
The state in the economy
Evidence: Documented
Personal liberty
Evidence: Documented
Tradition and change
Evidence: Well documented
Nation and the world
Evidence: Well documented
Religion and the state
Evidence: Well documented
Power and its limits
Evidence: Documented
Environment and growth
Evidence: Documented
Sources
Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.
- Wahlprogramm · Österreichische Volkspartei · 2024
- Grundsatzprogramm · Österreichische Volkspartei · 2015
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