With four main issues "Die Christen Partei" (DCP) wants to attract a broad group of voters: Marriage and Family, Protection of Life, Raising and Education as well as Culture. In the last regional elections in Tirol the new party achieved 1,4% of the votes and it hopes for broad support in the federal elections.

ECPYN congratulates the DCP with gaining enough support to participate in the federal elections, Secretary General Jonathan van Tongeren: "It is quite exciting to see this newly established relative in the family of Christian political parties in Europe gaining enough support to enter the race for parliament and we hope that the result will be that Christian politics will make an impact on Austrian politics and society".

The federal elections in Austria will take place on September 28.

For more information see the website of Die Christen Partei at www.diechristen.at