The Beer Party (Austria)

The Beer Party
Die Bierpartei
AbbreviationBIER
LeaderDominik Wlazny
FounderDominik Wlazny
Founded2015
HeadquartersVienna[1]
IdeologySocial liberalism[2]
Anti-fascism
Political satire
Pro-Europeanism
Colors  Yellow
  Blue
National Council
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Federal Council
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State cabinets
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Website
www.bierpartei.eu

The Beer Party (German: die Bierpartei, BIER) is an Austrian political party. Founded in 2015, it was originally known as the Beer Party of Austria (Bierpartei Österreich) and used the corresponding abbreviation BPÖ until its renaming in 2020. The party's activity is confined to Vienna, where BIER first appeared on ballots in the 2019 Austrian legislative election[3] and appeared again in the 2020 Viennese state election.[4] As of 2020, it has been unable to amass the votes required for representation in the National Council, Federal Council, or the Landtage, claiming 0.6% of Viennese votes in 2019[5] and 1.8% in 2020.[6] However, the party was able to win mandates in 11 of Vienna's districts.[7] The party is organized purely at the federal level without state parties.

Since 2024 the abbreviation BIER is interpreted by the party as "Bin in einer Reformbewegung" (Being In A Reform Movement)[8]

  1. ^ "Satzung der Bierpartei". Die Bierpartei. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  2. ^ "Dominik Wlazny, ein Wiener Phänomen". Die Presse (in Austrian German). 10 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  3. ^ "Kandidaten für die Nationalratswahl stehen fest - derStandard.at". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  4. ^ red, wien ORF at/Agenturen (2020-08-14). "Neun Parteien treten wienweit an". wien.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  5. ^ "Österreich - Nationalratswahl 2019". wahl19.bmi.gv.at. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  6. ^ "Gemeinderatswahlen 2020, Ergebnisse der Wiener Wahlbehörden". www.wien.gv.at. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Schluss mit Alkie-Schmäh: Marco Pogo verrät, was hinter BIER steckt" [No more alcohol jokes: Wlazny reveals the meaning behind BIER]. www.puls24.at (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-24.