This article lists political parties in Austria. Austria has a multi-party system. Of the over 700 registered political parties, only few are known to the larger public. Since the 1980s, four parties have consistently received enough votes to get seats in the national parliament.
There are six parties represented in the National Council.
Five of the parties in the National Council (all but the NEOS) are also represented in the Federal Council.
Five of the six parties in the National Council (all but Team Stronach) are represented in the European Parliament.
Alliance for the Future of Austria (Bündnis Zukunft Österreich) (BZÖ)
Citizens' Forum Austria (Bürgerforum Österreich)(FRITZ)
Communist Party of Austria (Kommunistische Partei Österreichs) (KPÖ)
Forward Tyrol (Vorwärts Tirol)
List Burgenland (Liste Burgenland) (LBL))
Animal Rights Party (Tierrechtspartei) (TRP)
Black-Yellow Alliance (Schwarz-Gelbe Allianz) (SGA)
Christian Electoral Community (Christliche Wählergemeinschaft) (CWG)
Christian Party of Austria (Christliche Partei Österreichs) (CPÖ)
Enotna Lista (Unity List) (EL)
EU Exit Party (EU-Austrittspartei) (EUAUS)
Left (Linke) (LINKE)
Neutral Free Austria Federation (Bündnis Neutrales Freies Österreich) (NFÖ)
Party of Labour of Austria (PdA)
Pirate Party of Austria (Piratenpartei Österreichs) (PPÖ)
Save Austria (Rettet Österreich) (RETTÖ)
Socialist Left Party (Sozialistische LinksPartei) (SLP)
The Social Liberals (Die Sozialliberalen) (SoL)
Christian Social Party (Christlichsoziale Partei) (CS) (1893–1933)
Country League (Landbund) (1918–1934)
Greater German People's Party (Großdeutsche Volkspartei) (GDVP) (1918–1934)
National Socialist German Workers Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei) (NSDAP) (1919–1945)
Fatherland Front (Vaterländische Front) (VF) (1933–1938)
Federation of Independents (Verband der Unabhängigen) (VdU) (1949–1955)
Social Democratic Workers Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs) (SDAPÖ) (1888–1934), predecessor of today's SPÖ
Communist Initiative (2004–2013)
Communist League of Austria (Kommunistischer Bund Österreichs) (KBÖ) (1976–1980)
Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party in the Republic of Austria
Freedomites in Carinthia (2009–2013)
German National Party (Deutsche Nationalpartei) 1891
Jewish National Party
League of Democratic Socialists (Bund Demokratischer Sozialisten) (BDS)
Liberal Forum (Liberales Forum) (LiF)
Marxist-Leninist Party of Austria (Marxistisch-Leninistische Partei Österreichs) (MLPÖ)
The Democrats (Die Demokraten)
The Independents (Die Unabhängigen) (DU)
Union of Revolutionary Workers of Austria (Marxist-Leninist) (Vereinigung Revolutionärer Arbeiter Österreichs (Marxisten-Leninisten)) (VRAÖ))
