Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs

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Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (Freedom Party of Austria - FPÖ) is a right-wing national conservative political party in Austria, founded in 1949 under the name Verband der Unabhängigen (Federation of Independents - VdU), and took its current name in 1956.

The BBC's Bethany Bell describes the party as 'far-right' and notes that it has 'campaigned on an anti-immigration and "anti-Islamisation" platform for years.' She quotes political analyst Thomas Hofer who argues that 'anti-Islamisation' has been a pillar of the Freedom Party for seven to eight years, especially in Vienna, and grew out of its more generalised anti-migrant stance.

Writing in February 2015, Bell notes that at the last elections, FPÖgained 20% of the vote and a recent opinion poll put it at 28%, ahead of both parties in the governing coalition of the Social Democrats and the conservative People's Party (OeVP).

People

• Heinz Christian Strache - leader as of February 2015

Contact

Website:

http://www.fpoe.at