for the first election after world war ii, the övp presented itself as the austrian party (german: "die österreichische partei"), was anti-marxist and regarded itself as the party of the center (german: "partei der mitte"). the övp consistently held power—either alone or in so-called black-red coalition with the social democratic party of austria (spö)—until 1970, when the spö formed a minority government with the freedom party of austria (fpö). the övp's economic policies during the era generally upheld a social market economy.