The EU Exit Party for Austria (, EUAUS) is a

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Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

founded on 15 September 2011. Its party programme is centered mainly on the demand to withdraw from the

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and the establishment of

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. It contested the 2013 legislative election, but only appeared on the ballot in

Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( ; ; , , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the second-highest popu ...

. It failed to pass the

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of 4%. For the EU election 2014, together with the Neutral Free Austria Federation (Bündnis Neutrales Freies Österreich) which has very similar aims, the party has formed an electoral platform called ''EU-STOP''. In the Viennese elections 2015, the NFAF formed another electoral alliance with the EU Exit Party. In the legislative election 2017 the EU Exit Party participated in the state of

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

. In the legislative election 2019 the party aimed to participate together with the Platform ÖXIT (consisting of the '' Bündnis NFÖ'' and the ''Initiative Heimat und Umwelt'') but withdrew its endorsement for them on 26 July due to organisatory disputes and financial uncertainties, leading to the dissolution of the party.

Election results

National Council

European Parliament

References

External links

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