KPÖ Plus explained

KPÖ Plus
Leader:	Günther Hopfgartner
Merger:	Communist Party of Austria Young Left Various leftists
Foundation:	May 2017
Ideology:	Communism Environmentalism
Headquarters:	Drechslergasse 42 A-1140 Vienna
Website:	KPÖ
Country:	Austria
European:	Party of the European Left

The KPÖ Plus, also stylized as "KPÖ+", is an electoral alliance between the Communist Party of Austria (Kommunistische Partei Österreichs, KPÖ) and the Young Left. The alliance, which was originally between the Communist Party of Austria and the, the predecessor of the Young Left, was formed in May 2017, after the Young Greens were expelled from The Greens. The alliance focuses on issues such as affordable housing and a better living standard for all Austrians.^[1]

Election results

Parliament (Parlament)

National Council of Austria! Election year! # of total votes! % of overall vote! # of seats! Government
2017	39,689 (8th)	0.8
2019	32,736 (7th)	0.7

State elections

Landtag of Salzburg! Election year! # of total votes! % of overall vote! # of seats! Government
2023	31,383 (4th)	11.66

References

Web site: 2024-03-16. Austria’s Communists Are Curbing the Far Right’s Rise. jacobin.com.