Austria’s poll-topping Freedom Party (FPÖ) plans to enshrine in law that there are only two genders in the country’s constitution.

The move comes as part of a crackdown on “woke madness” that includes banning transgender athletes from women’s sport.

The far-Right FPÖ is predicted to triumph in a general election on Sept 29, completing a remarkable comeback since it was ousted from coalition government in 2019 amid a corruption scandal.

It has pledged to make a provision in Austria’s constitution that there are only two genders and end rules allowing people to choose anything other than those when they sign the civil register, which is necessary when moving into a new address to get access to benefits, health insurance and other social rights.

The party manifesto also promises a ban on civil servants from using gender-inclusive language and an end to public funding for so-called woke ideology.

It says: “Anyone who thinks they can arbitrarily determine the number of genders or change gender at will is disregarding the nature of human beings.

“The number of people who do not want to identify as either a man or a woman is negligible. That is why we are opposed to permanent transgender brainwashing, which is ultimately only aimed at destroying our social foundations.”

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