The Alliance for the Future of Austria (German: Bündnis Zukunft Österreich) abbreviated to BZÖ is a political party in Austria. BZÖ has lost all its seats in the National Council following the 2013 Austrian legislative elections.The BZÖ was founded on 3 April 2005 by Jörg Haider as a moderate splinter from the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and immediately took the FPÖ’s place in coalition with the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP).