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Christian Party of Austria Christliche Partei Österreichs | |
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| Leader | Alfred Kuchar |
| Founded | 15 October 2005 |
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| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Christian fundamentalism[1] |
| European affiliation | European Christian Political Party |
| Colours | Yellow |
| Slogan | "Life. Values. Future." |
| National Council: | 0 / 183 |
| Federal Council: | 0 / 62 |
| European Parliament: | 0 / 19 |
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TheChristian Party of Austria (German:Christliche Partei Österreichs,CPÖ; formerlythe Christians –German:Die Christen) is a minorpolitical party inAustria, founded on 15 October 2005.[2]
It changed its name under its new chairmanRudolf Gehring in late 2009, to avoid the use of the term "Christians" to mean only the party.[citation needed]
The party was registered on 23 January 2006, and presented to the public on 27 September 2007, when it announced a popular initiative ("Volksbegehren") on the topic of children and families and that it would contest the2008 election inLower Austria.
In the2008 parliamentary election, the party received 0.64% of the vote.
Rudolf Gehring, the party's chairman, announced he would run for president in the2010 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 onChristian politics, advocating, for example:
| Election year | # of total votes | % of overall vote | # of seats | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 31,080 | 0.64% | 0 / 183 | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2013 | 6,647 | 0.14% | 0 / 183 | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2017 | 425 | 0.01% | 0 / 183 | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2019 | 260 | 0.00% | 0 / 183 | Extra-parliamentary |

| Election | Candidate | First round result | Second round result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Result | Votes | % | Result | ||
| 2010 | Rudolf Gehring | 171,668 | 5.43% | 3rd place | |||
| 2016 | No candidate | ||||||
| 2022 | No candidate | ||||||
| State | Year | Votes | % | Seats | ± | Government |
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| Burgenland | 2015 | 699 | 0.38 (#7) | 0 / 36 | N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
| Lower Austria | 2008 | 8.537 | 0.84 (#6) | 0 / 56 | N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
| Lower Austria | 2013 | 841 | 0.09 (#8) | 0 / 56 | N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
| Lower Austria | 2018 | 584 | 0.06 (#6) | 0 / 56 | N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
| Salzburg | 2018 | 181 | 0.07 (#9) | 0 / 36 | N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
| Styria | 2010 | 4.762 | 0.72 (#7) | 0 / 56 | N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
| Tyrol | 2008 | 4.699 | 1.40 (#6) | 0 / 36 | N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
| Upper Austria | 2009 | 3.721 | 0.43 (#7) | 0 / 56 | N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
| Upper Austria | 2015 | 3.111 | 0.36 (#7) | 0 / 56 | N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
| Upper Austria | 2021 | 863 | 0.11 (#9) | 0 / 56 | N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
| Vorarlberg | 2014 | 833 | 0.49 (#7) | 0 / 36 | N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
| Vorarlberg | 2019 | 426 | 0.26 (#11) | 0 / 36 | N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
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