NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum
NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS - Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum | |
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Abbreviation | NEOS |
Chairwoman | Beate Meinl-Reisinger |
Secretary-General | Nikola Donig |
Parliamentary leader | Matthias Strolz |
Managing director | Stefan Egger |
Founded | 27 October 2012 |
Headquarters | Vienna |
Youth wing | JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS |
Ideology |
Liberalism[1][2] Pro-Europeanism[3] |
Political position | Centre |
European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
International affiliation | Liberal International (observer)[4] |
European Parliament group | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
Colours | Pink |
National Council |
10 / 183 |
Federal Council |
0 / 61 |
Governorships |
0 / 9 |
State governments |
1 / 9 |
State parliaments |
15 / 440 |
European Parliament |
1 / 18 |
Website | |
neos.eu | |
NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum (German: NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum) is a liberal[1][2] political party in Austria.
History
The party, founded in October 2012,[5] contested the 2013 legislative election on a joint electoral list with the Young Liberals Austria and Liberal Forum.[6][7] In the election held on 29 September 2013, NEOS received 4.9% of the vote and 9 seats in the National Council.[7][8]
On 25 January 2014 NEOS absorbed the Liberal Forum, creating "NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum".[9][10][11] In March 2014, it also absorbed the independent Young Liberals (JuLis), forming the party's youth wing JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS.[12]
NEOS became a full member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) on 2 May 2014.
In the 2014 European elections held on 25 May 2014, the party received 8.1% of the national vote, and returned a single Member of the European Parliament.[13]
Policies and political position
The party supports more direct democracy using referenda, the ending of conscription, and the creation of United States of Europe. The party opposes increased property taxes and public financing of political parties.[7]
Leadership
- President:
- Matthias Strolz (2012–2018)
- Beate Meinl-Reisinger (since 2018)
Election Results
National Council
Election year | # of total votes | % of overall vote | # of seats | Government |
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2013 | 232,946 (6th) | 4.96% | 9 / 183 |
in opposition |
2017 | 268,518 (4th) | 5.24% | 10 / 183 |
in opposition |
European Parliament
Election year | # of total votes | % of overall vote | # of seats |
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2014 | 229,781 (2nd) | 8.14% | 1 / 18 |
References
- 1 2 Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Austria". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- 1 2 Oliver Gruber (2014). Campaigning in Radical Right Heartland: The politicization of immigration and ethnic relations in Austrian general elections, 1971-2013. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 83. ISBN 978-3-643-90517-8.
- ↑ "Austria's Freedom Party sees vote rise". BBC News. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ https://liberal-international.org/members/neos_austria/
- ↑ "Die "Neos"-Liberalen «". Diepresse.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ↑ "Die Neos: Neue Partei mit grüner Unterstützung «". Diepresse.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- 1 2 3 Tom Lansford (7 April 2014). Political Handbook of the World 2014. SAGE Publications. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-4833-3327-4.
- ↑ "Österreich - Nationalratswahl 2013". Wahl13.bmi.gv.at. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ↑ "NEOS offiziell mit LIF fusioniert", Kleine Zeitung, 25 January 2014
- ↑ "Fusion von NEOS und LIF bestätigt", ORF.at, 25 January 2014
- ↑ "Liberales Forum and NEOS merge - a strong liberal voice in Austria | ALDE Party". Aldeparty.eu. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ "JuLis heißen nun JUNOS und sind Teil der NEOS". Der Standard (in German). 22 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ "Österreich - Europawahl 2014". Euwahl2014.bmi.gv.at. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
External links
Media related to NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum at Wikimedia Commons - Official website