Political Support
The party has polled around 5–6% since early 2011, having won 10% at the 2008 election. The party is particularly strong in Carinthia, where the party won 45% at the 2009 election and still polls over 10%, even after the secession of the Freedom Party in Carinthia.
The party has stated that it aims to stand up for the middle class as the 'stronghold of the taxpayer' (German: Trutzburg der Steuerzahler).
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