(„Freedom Party of Austria“)

**character:**
right-wing populist

**strength:**
60,000 (2017)

**Short description:**
The FPÖ was founded in 1956 and was a harbour for old NSDAP-members.
FPÖ became the third largest party in Austria.
Youth wing is the „Ring Freiheitlicher Jugend“.

**International contacts:**
– FPÖ is a founding member of the Identity and Democracy Party and its three Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) sit with the Identity and Democracy (ID) group
– European affiliation: Identity and Democracy Party

**Publication:**
– „Neue Freie Zeitung“, weekly

**Primary sources:**
– Homepage: https://www.fpoe.at (German)

**Secondary sources:**
– Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Party_of_Austria (English)