The History of Austria 31attract more agencies, among them the UN International Drug
Control Program (UNDCP), the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-
Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), the UN Office for Outer
Space Affairs (OOSA), the UN Commission on International
Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
The FPÖ
In 1983, the Socialist government lost its clear majority in
parliament and entered into a coalition government with
the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). This far right party was
founded in 1955. When Jörg Haider was elected party leader
in 1986, the Socialists called an end to the coalition and the
following year once again joined forces with the ÖVP. They
ruled together for the next 13 years.
The FPÖ is an ultranationalist and populist party that
has garnered harsh criticism and rejection by virtue of
its leadership. Haider has been severely criticised for
his pro-Nazi and xenophobic remarks. He was elected
governor of Carinthia province in 1989 but was forced
to resign in 1991 after having praised Nazi employment
policies. Haider died in a car accident on 11 October, 2008
shortly after leading the BZÖ (Bündnis Zukunft Österreich
or the Alliance for the Future of Austria national liberal
political party) in the Austrian Parliamentary Elections.
By hosting international organisations such as the United Nations, Vienna
sought to remake its image as a world-class city.