Voter base and the extreme right in contemporary Austria Cover Image

Voličská základna a krajní pravice v současném Rakousku
Voter base and the extreme right in contemporary Austria

Author(s): Michal Pink, Jan Burkert
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Centrum pro bezpečnostní a strategická studia, o.s.
Keywords: Austrian parliament; Elections; Political party; Jorg Haider; Alliance for the Future of Austria; Freedom Party of Austria

Summary/Abstract: The analysis focuses on the electoral support distribution of right and far right political parties in Austria. The subject of research is the distribution of electoral support both, the Freedom Party of Austria and the Alliance for the Future of Austria, in 2006 and 2008 parliamentary elections. The geographical stability of vote distribution is being compared in 99 counties. There are used statistics and comparative methods for the purpose of electoral support explanation.

  • Issue Year: 07/2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 64-82
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Czech