The Democratic Progressive Party (, DFP) was a
right-wing populist
Right-wing populism, also called national populism and right populism, is a political ideology that combines right-wing politics with populist rhetoric and themes. Its rhetoric employs anti- elitist sentiments, opposition to the Establishm ...
political party in Austria
This article lists political parties in Austria. Austria has a multi-party system. Of the over 1,100 registered political parties, only few are known to the larger public. Since the 1980s, four parties have consistently received enough votes to g ...
. The DFP was founded in September 1965 by former
Austrian Trade Union Federation
The Austrian Trade Union Federation or Austrian Federation of Trade Unions ( de: ''Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund'', abbreviated OeGB or ÖGB) is a labour union of employees. It is constituted as an association and is subdivided into seven ...
chairman and
Minister of the Interior
An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...
Franz Olah upon his expulsion from the
Socialist Party of Austria.
The party was known for its leader's
antisemitic
Antisemitism or Jew-hatred is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who harbours it is called an antisemite. Whether antisemitism is considered a form of racism depends on the school of thought. Antisemi ...
rhetoric,
and received almost 150,000 votes in the
1966 legislative election,
in which it failed to win a seat in the Federal Council. The party disbanded in 1970.
References
Political parties established in 1965
Defunct political parties in Austria
Nationalist parties in Austria
Right-wing populism in Austria
1970 disestablishments in Austria
Political parties disestablished in 1970
1965 establishments in Austria
{{Austria-poli-stub