Democratic Party of Austria

The Democratic Party of Austria (German: Demokratische Partei Österreichs; DPÖ), was a short-lived political party in Austria between 1945 and 1949.

Democratic Party of Austria
Demokratische Partei Österreichs
LeaderFranz Knapitsch
Josef Ostertschnig
Founded14 July 1945
Dissolved1949
HeadquartersKlagenfurt
NewspaperDer Demokratie
Montags-Kurier
IdeologyLiberalism
Regionalism

History

The Democratic Party of Austria was founded on 14 July 1945 as a liberal party focused on regional development of Carinthia. In the 1949 Austrian legislative election, the leadership of the party endorsed Austrian People's Party and subsequently dissolved.[1][2]

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