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The Christian Party of Austria (German: Christliche Partei Österreichs, CPÖ; formerly the Christians – German: Die Christen) are a minor political party in Austria, founded on 15 October 2005.

It changed its name under its new chairman Rudolf Gehring in late 2009.

[edit] History

The party was officially registered on 23 January 2006 and officially presented to the public on 27 September 2007, when it announced a Volksbegehren on the topic of children and families and also announced it would contest the 2008 election in Lower Austria.

[edit] Program

The party is oriented mainly on Christian politics, advocating, for example:

• revoking legal benefits for homosexuals
• giving parents the right to vote for their children
• more religiosity in schools
• outlawing (or keeping illegal) of abortion, euthanasia, stem cell research and artificial insemination
• protection of the belief in a Creator God, stating that the importance of this belief "demands respect from other creeds and atheists", as well

[edit] External links

• Official homepage

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