Bündnis Zukunft Österreich
Leader	Ing. Peter Westenthaler
Founded	April 3, 2005 (Emerged from FPÖ)
Headquarters	Kärntner Ring 11-13/7/4 A-1010 Vienna
Political Ideology	Populism, Nationalism, Liberal conservatism
International Affiliation	none
European Affiliation	none
European Parliament Group	none
Colours	Orange
Website	http://www.bzoe.at/
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The Alliance for the Future of Austria (German: Bündnis Zukunft Österreich or BZÖ) is an Austrian political party founded by Jörg Haider, his sister Ursula Haubner, and other leading members of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) on April 4, 2005. This resulted in the split of the Freedom Party, the future prospects of which seemed very uncertain for a time. Since the BZÖ has fared very badly in the state elections it participated in, many commentators believed that it would disappear after the 2006 elections. However, the party garnered 193,539 votes, giving it 7 seats in the Austrian Nationalrat. Jörg Haider (born 26 January 1950) is an Austrian politician. ... Ursula Haubner Ursula Haubner (born December 22, 1945) is an Austrian politician of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ), formerly of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ). Haubner is married with two daughters and three grandchildren. ... The Austrian Freedom Party (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, abbreviated to FPÖ) is a far-right political party in Austria. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Election posters of the BZÖ and the ÖVP parties The 2006 general election for the National Council in Austria was held on 1 October 2006. ... The National Council or Nationalrat is one of the two houses of the Federal Assembly, the bicameral federal parliament of the Federal Republic of Austria. ...

Foundation

The BZÖ was founded as the result of considerable disagreements within the Freedom Party between Jörg Haider and the circle around Heinz-Christian Strache, Andreas Mölzer and Ewald Stadler. The party's charter was deposited at the Federal Ministry for the Interior on April 3, 2005 as is required by Austrian law and the foundation of the party was announced by former leading members of the Freedom Party the following day. HC Strache Heinz-Christian Strache (born November 12, 1969) is an Austrian politician, member of the Vienna city council and leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). He is considered a populist by many people. ... Andreas Mölzer Andreas Mölzer (born on 2 December 1952 in Leoben) is an Austrian politician and Member of the European Parliament. ... The Federal Ministry for the Interior (in German, Bundesministerium für Inneres) is a ministry of the Austrian federal government. ... is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On April 6, 2005 the party's charter was published in the official gazette of the Wiener Zeitung, an act which is required upon the foundation of a new party, and the initial conference took place on April 17 in Salzburg where the party's programme was agreed upon. is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wiener Zeitung is an Austrian newspaper. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...   (Austro-Bavarian: SÃ¥izburg) is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. ...

The BZÖ became the first party of the Second Republic to immediately join a government without taking part in an election. In the coalition with the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the BZÖ holds the vice-chancellorship and two ministries. The Second Austrian Republic was founded in 1945 with the re-establishment of Austrian independence in the aftermath of World War II. The First Republic had come to an end with Germanys annexation (the Anschluss) of the country in 1938 (or, according to some accounts, with the establishment of... The Austrian Peoples Party (de:Österreichische Volkspartei, or ÖVP) is an Austrian political party. ...

Policies

The appearance of the poster of a politician in rolled-up shirt sleeves and loosened tie who gets things done coincided with the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Without mentioning any of the party's policies it features slogans "Kick-off for Austria" and (at the bottom) "Desire for home", both printed in blue, which is a colour traditionally used by the FPÖ.

The BZÖ describes itself as "ideologiefrei, aber zukunftsorientiert und wertebewusst" (free from ideology, but forward-looking and conscious of traditional values). Some of its policies, however, are quite distinct from those of the Freedom Party. [1] They include: Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 432 pixelsFull resolution (2387 × 1288 pixel, file size: 674 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The BZÖ under their new leader, Peter Westenthaler, campaigning for the Austrian parliamentary elections to be held in the autumn of 2006. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 432 pixelsFull resolution (2387 × 1288 pixel, file size: 674 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The BZÖ under their new leader, Peter Westenthaler, campaigning for the Austrian parliamentary elections to be held in the autumn of 2006. ... Qualifying countries The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the eighteenth instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... Kick-off at the final of the 2005 Confederations Cup A kick-off is the method of starting and restarting play in a game of association football (soccer). ... YOU SUCK!!!!! ... The Austrian Freedom Party (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, abbreviated to FPÖ) is an Austrian political party usually associated with the name of Jörg Haider. ...

• An increase in direct democracy
• A Europe of nation states
• The establishment of a "Core Europe" within the EU, including Austria
• Support for the social market economy
• Minimum employment and environmental standards for businesses
• The introduction of the Tobin tax
• Support for small businesses
• Increased government spending on research and development
• A minimum wage
• Enhancing the status of vocational education (including an apprenticeship leading to the Matura)
• The introduction of a flat tax
• Tax breaks for childcare costs
• An EU-wide Green tax shift
• Strict control of immigration
• A "fair and strict" law on asylum
• A referendum on Austrian neutrality
• Comprehensive schooling for children from six to fifteen
• Compulsory pre-schooling
• Compulsory German lessons for the children of immigrants
• Support for organic farming
• The renationalisation of agriculture
• The abolition of inheritance tax

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Members

At the initial party conference on April 17, 2005, Jörg Haider was elected leader of the Alliance. Hubert Gorbach, the Austrian Vice-Chancellor and Minister for Infrastructure is now the parliamentary leader, with Heike Trammer and Karin Gastinger as his deputies. Uwe Scheuch, a member of the National Council and former General Secretary of the Freedom Party, is the Alliance's spokesman. The BZÖ has chosen orange as its party colour.
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Other prominent members are:

• Social Security Minister and former Freedom Party leader Ursula Haubner (Jörg Haider's sister)
• Thomas Prinzhorn, the Deputy President of the National Council
• Herbert Scheibner, the leader of the Freedom Party group in the National Council

However, of the above-named politicians only Herbert Scheibner has resigned from the Freedom Party. The other intend to belong to both parties, the Freedom Party and the BZÖ. The Freedom Party, however, has announced that it will not accept members who belong to other parties. Following this announcement, on April 7 Hilmar Kabas, the Freedom Party's interim leader, expelled Jörg Haider, who had been the Freedom Party's federal leader and main ideologue for years. Along with Haider, Martin Strutz, the Freedom Party's leader in Carinthia, and the former parliamentary group leader Kurt Scheuch were expelled. Kabas stated that anyone who was a member of another party could no longer be a member of the Freedom Party. Ursula Haubner Ursula Haubner (born December 22, 1945) is an Austrian politician of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ), formerly of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ). Haubner is married with two daughters and three grandchildren. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... expelled Jörg Haider from the FPÖ. ... Carinthia (German: Kärnten, Italian: Carinzia, Slovenian: KoroÅ¡ka) is an Austrian state or Land, located in the south of Austria. ...

National presence

It remains unclear whether the coalition between the People's Party and the BZÖ has a majority as only nine of the eighteen former Freedom Party deputies in the National Council have crossed over to the BZÖ. To achieve a parliamentary majority at least thirteen of the former Freedom Party deputies must support Wolfgang Schüssel's People's Party. Of the five Freedom Party members on the Federal Council at the time of the split - two each from Carinthia and Vienna and one from Styria - only the Carinthian members have crossed over to the BZÖ. Prior to the summer of 2005, the governing coalition had already lost a vote on one occasion in the Federal Council due to the defection of the FPÖ deputy John Gudenus. As a result of the state elections in Styria, Burgenland and Vienna in October 2005, the coalition lost its majority in the Federal Council, even when counting FPÖ members. The BZÖ wishes to continue the coalition until the planned elections in Autumn 2006. Initially Chancellor Schüssel did not exclude the possibility of calling an early election, but on April 5, 2005 he announced the continuation of the coalition. However, there is some speculation that members of parliament who have not clearly taken sides between the FPÖ and the BZÖ might opt for the former at some point as this would appear to promise better prospects for retaining their seats. Wolfgang Schüssel Wolfgang Schüssel (born on June 7, 1945 in Vienna, Austria) is a Christian Democratic Austrian politician. ... Styria redirects here. ... John (von) Gudenus (born 23 November 1940 in Vienna) is a member of the Federal Council of Austria on a free mandate (formerly as a member of the Freedom Party of Austria. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Chancellor of Austria (in German: Bundeskanzler) is the head of government in Austria. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Presence in the Bundesländer

The organisations of the Freedom Party in the individual Bundesländer (states) reacted in very different ways to the creation of the BZÖ at first. The Carinthian branch of the Freedom Party, which enjoys a great deal of autonomy under the party's statutes, is the only state organisation which became a part of the BZÖ en masse and now forms its core. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

The Freedom Party in Upper Austria originally planned to decouple itself from the federal party and go its own way without joining the BZÖ for the time being. There were differing legal interpretations of what such a decoupling might entail and what the exact relationship is between the state and federal Freedom Party. Consequently on April 18, 2005 the locks on the offices of the Freedom Party in Upper Austria were changed twice in the space of one evening. The first change of locks was on the orders of interim federal leader Hilmar Kabas on the basis that the federal party was listed as owner in the land registry. Günther Steinkellner, the leader of the Freedom Party in Upper Austria (which considers itself independent from the federal party and does not accept Hilmar Kabas' expulsion of Steinkellner from the party) instituted legal action for criminal damage and had the locks changed again. In April 2006 the convention of the Freedom Party of Upper Austria decided to rejoin the federal organisation of the FPÖ. Former party expulsions have been revoked. Upper Austria (Ober sterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesl nder of Austria. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A land registry is a system for publicly recording legal interests in land. ... Property damage is damage or destruction done to public or private property, caused either by a person who is not its owner or by natural phenomena. ...

The Freedom Party in Vorarlberg also initially announced its intention to go its own way, but then decided a few days later to remain a part of the Freedom Party so as not to lose its official funding. Vorarlberg is the westernmost state (Land) of Austria. ...

The state parties split in Vienna, the Tyrol and Styria. The state leaders in these three Bundesländer decided to remain a part of the Freedom Party, although some members of these state groups showed sympathy towards the BZÖ. In Vienna, nine of the twenty-one-strong Freedom Party contingent in the Landtag (state assembly) want to form their own group Bündnis Zukunft Wien (Alliance for the Future of Vienna) with close links to the BZÖ. In the Tyrol, both Freedom Party deputies in the Landtag crossed over to the BZÖ, whilst the state party leader Gerald Hauser continued on course with the Freedom Party and threatened to expel the two deputies from the Freedom Party. In Styria, three of the seven deputies moved to the BZÖ. Coat of arms of Tyrol: *[1] The Tyrol is a historical region in Western Central Europe, which includes the Austrian state of Tyrol (consisting of North Tyrol and East Tyrol) and the Italian regions known as the South Tyrol and Trentino. ... A Landtag (Diet) is a representative assembly or parliament in German speaking countries with some legislative authority. ...

These events have brought sharp criticism from Barbara Rosenkranz, leader of the Lower Austrian Freedom Party and a deputy of the National Council. Her state party should remain within the Freedom Party, which is also the case with regard to Salzburg. The state party in Burgenland also unanimously declared they would remain within the Freedom Party. Map of Lower Austria showing districts and the four quarters (Waldviertel in green, Weinviertel in red, Mostviertel in yellow and Industrieviertel in blue) Lower Austria (de: Niederösterreich) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. ...   (Austro-Bavarian: SÃ¥izburg) is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. ... Burgenland (Hungarian Várvidék, Őrvidék or FelsÅ‘Å‘rvidék, Croatian Gradišće, Slovenian Gradiščansko) is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. ...

Election results

The first test for the BZÖ came in a series of Landtag elections in October 2005. In the elections to the Styrian state parliament on October 2, 2005, the BZÖ only obtained a 1.7% share of votes and clearly failed to enter the Landtag, while the FPÖ, with a percentage of 4.6%, failed by a much smaller margin. The BZÖ's leading candidate was Michael Schmid, a former Austrian minister of infrastructure. October 2 is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The BZÖ did not stand in the elections in Burgenland on October 9. In the October 23 Vienna elections, it was led by former Lower Austrian state government member Hans Jörg Schimanek. However, it captured only 1.2% of votes, while the FPÖ, led by national party chairman Heinz-Christian Strache, surprised pollsters with a share of 14.9%. Burgenland (Hungarian Várvidék, Őrvidék or FelsÅ‘Å‘rvidék, Croatian Gradišće, Slovenian Gradiščansko) is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... “Wien” redirects here. ... Map of Lower Austria showing districts and the four quarters (Waldviertel in green, Weinviertel in red, Mostviertel in yellow and Industrieviertel in blue) Lower Austria (de: Niederösterreich) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. ... HC Strache Heinz-Christian Strache (born November 12, 1969) is an Austrian politician, member of the Vienna city council and leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). He is considered a populist by many people. ... A professional whose primary job is conducting private pre-election polls and advising candidates on election strategy. ...

As the result of these developments, prominent party members who have not clearly taken sides have called upon leaders to mend the rift. However, since the BZÖ has apparently not gained recognition in the electorate, FPÖ Chairman Heinz-Christian Strache seems to be in the better position to reunite the group under his leadership. It seems unlikely that he would accept any leaders of the BZÖ back into the party.

The BZÖ remains strong in Carinthia (where new elections are not due until 2009) under the leadership of Jörg Haider, and maintains 7 seats in the Austrian parliament, placing 5th in the 2006 Austrian legislative election. 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Election posters of the BZÖ and the ÖVP parties The 2006 general election for the National Council in Austria was held on 1 October 2006. ...

Finances

The BZÖ's financial situation remains unclear. The group will not take over any of the Freedom Party's debts, but on the other hand, it has no access to the Freedom Pary's means of support. The parliamentary group of the Freedom Party, to which the BZÖ nominally still belongs, is entitled to an annual grant of €1,976,000. However, the state party funding still belongs to the Freedom Party as this was the party that fought the last election. The relatively wealthy Freedom Party state organisation in Vienna will not be transferred to the BZÖ. There has been repeated speculation that the Austrian-Canadian industrialist Frank Stronach might support the BZÖ, primarily because he enjoys good relations with Jörg Haider. This has been denied by Andreas Rudas, spokesman for Stronach's Magna International, and Stronach himself has made no comment on the matter. There are no other big contributors in the picture currently and the party will therefore have to support itself exclusively from membership subscriptions. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Business magnate. ... Frank Stronach, CM (born September 6, 1932 as Franz Strohsack) is an Austrian and Canadian businessman. ... Magna International Inc. ...

Controversies

The party's attitude to the Nazi period

Upon its foundation the BZÖ declared itself ready for government and for a continuation of the coalition with the People's Party. One of the reasons for founding the new party, according to its leading lights, was the need to separate themselves from the German nationalist wing of the Freedom Party. However, shortly after his move from the Freedom Party to the BZÖ, Siegfried Kampl, a Carinthian member of the Federal Council and long-time mayor of Gurk, caused indignation when he described deserters from the Wehrmacht as "comrade-murderers" (Kameradenmörder) and denazification as "brutal persecution of Nazis" (brutale Nazi-Verfolgung) during a debate on the rehabilitation of people condemned during the Nazi period. He later resigned from the BZÖ but remains a member of the Federal Council. Jörg Haider too, the founder and leader of the BZÖ, has in the past more than once caused a stir with comments such as praise for the "well-run employment policies" (ordentliche Beschäftigungspolitik) of the Third Reich or his declaration in a speech to Waffen-SS veterans that he was glad that "there are still decent people, who have character, who stand by their convictions despite running into a great headwind, and who have remained true to their convictions until this day" (es noch anständige Menschen gibt, die einen Charakter haben und die auch bei größtem Gegenwind zu ihrer Überzeugung stehen und ihrer Überzeugung bis heute treu geblieben sind). Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... Siegfried Kampl (born August 13, 1936) is an Austrian politician. ... Carinthia (German: Kärnten, Italian: Carinzia, Slovenian: KoroÅ¡ka) is an Austrian state or Land, located in the south of Austria. ... The Federal Council of Austria or Bundesrat is one of the two separate councils of parliament of Austria. ... Gurk (Slovenian Krka) is a river in Carinthia, Austria. ... Desertion is the act of abandoning or withdrawing support from someone or something to which you owe allegiance, responsibility or loyalty. ... Wehrmacht   (armed forces, literally defence force(s)) was the name of the armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. ... Denazification (German: Entnazifizierung) was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary and politics of any remnants of the Nazi regime. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Waffen-SS recruitment poster; Volunteer to the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS was the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel. ...

The party's name

The marketing of the party is the responsibility of Haider's ally of many years Gernot Rumpold. According to reports in the media numerous names were considered for the new party before Bündnis Zukunft Österreich was chosen. This name could provoke conflict as there is a party which has been active in Germany since 2001 by the name of Bündnis für die Zukunft (Alliance for the Future) which is on guard against the seizure of its name by a break-away group of the "Haider party". The name Bündnis für die Zukunft has long stood for a party with non-violent, social, ecological, and democratic concerns. [2]. Members of this party are particularly concerned about being confused with the right-wing Austrian party in the event of a European election and do not want to be associated with the policies of a party formed from the break up of the Freedom Party. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Sources

Much of the content of this article is translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of September 11, 2005. September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official homepage in German
• Youth Organisation of the BZÖ

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National Council: (2006)	Social Democratic Party (67)1 • People's Party (66) • Greens (21) • Freedom Party (20) • Alliance for the Future of Austria (7) • Liberal Forum (1)1 • independent (1)2
Federal Council: (indirect election)	Social Democratic Party (29) • People's Party (26) • Greens (4) • Alliance for the Future of Austria (2) • Freedom Party (1)
European Parliament: (2004)	Social Democratic Party (7) • People's Party (6) • Greens (2) • Hans-Peter Martin's List (1) • Liberal Forum (1)3 • Freedom Party (1)
Landtag(e) only:	Communist Party (Styria, 2005)
Minor parties:	Socialist Left Party • Social Liberals • Enotna Lista (Unity List) • Christian Electoral Community • The Democrats
1. Alexander Zach, the chairman of the Liberal Forum, was elected on the Social Democratic Party's electoral list and sits in their caucus. 2. On 7 March 2007, Ewald Stadler left the Freedom Party; he continues to sit in their caucus, however. 3. Karin Resetarits was initially elected as an MEP on the List Hans-Peter Martin, but she later broke ties with him, then joined the ALDE group, and finally joined the Liberal Forum.