ISSUES OF FOREIGN POLICY IN THE ACTIVITIES OF POLITICAL PARTIESOF THE SECOND AUSTRIAN REPUBLIC IN THE 1960-1970S

Aim. The article uses the example of the Second Republic of Austria to study government pressure groups in the 1960s and 1970s. In the government, they advocated for strong ties between the country and the «Common Market», as well as the cooperation of certain groups of Austrian industrialists with German monopolies, which caused certain concern to the Austrian public. Methodology. The fundamental principles in this study are the principle of scientific validity and objectivity, a systematic approach and historicism. As for special historical methods, the method of comparative historical analysis was used, which made it possible to conduct a more detailed analysis of important phenomena and processes in the system of interaction of Austrian political parties. Results. The author comes to the conclusion that during the period under review, the most powerful political organization in the country was the Austrian People’s Party (ЦVP). In the government coalition, it was the leading organization together with the Socialist Party of Austria (SPЦ) and won the largest number of seats in the 1955-1966 parliamentary elections. In the future, the ЦVP became the party that had the strongest influence on the foreign policy of the Austrian government. Within the ЦVP during this period, there was a keen struggle between the right and moderate wings, which expressed the interests of various Austrian lobbying groups. Research implications. The article’s materials can be used for an in-depth study of the political history of the countries of Western Europe, as well as for the preparation of textbooks and lecture courses on the modern history of Europe.

Austrian People’s Party, Communist Party of Austria, Socialist Party of Austria, Austrian Socialists, national interests, neutrality

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