The president of Austria is the head of state of the Republic of Austria. Though theoretically entrusted with great power by the Constitution,in practice the president is largely a ceremonial and symbolic figurehead.
The Greens –The Green Alternative is a green political party in Austria.
Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek is an Austrian politician of the Austrian Green Party,and its federal spokeswoman from 2008 until 2017. She was the plaintiff in the landmark case Eva Glawishnig-Piesczek v. Facebook Ireland,in which she sued Facebook for defamation to compel the social media company to globally censor the "defamatory and all equivalent" posts.
Alexander Van der Bellen is the current president of Austria. He previously served as a professor of economics at the University of Vienna,and after joining politics,as the spokesman of the Austrian Green Party.
The 2009 European Parliament election in Austria was the 2009 election of the delegation from Austria to the European Parliament. Austria will have 17 seats in the European Parliament,instead of the 18 that the country had before the re-allocation of seats.
Legislative elections were held in Austria on 28 September 2008 to elect the 24th National Council,the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament. The snap election was called after Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) withdrew from the ruling grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) in July. Due to dissatisfaction with the governing parties,the opposition and minor parties were expected to make significant gains. Opinion polling indicated that up to seven parties could potentially win seats.
Presidential elections were held in Austria on 25 April 2010,the twelfth election of an Austrian head of state since 1951. The candidates were President Heinz Fischer,Barbara Rosenkranz (FPÖ) and Rudolf Gehring (CPÖ). Heinz Fischer won with just under 80% of the valid votes. Voter turnout was a historic low of 54%.
NEOS –The New Austria and Liberal Forum is a liberal political party in Austria. It was founded as NEOS –The New Austria in 2012. In 2014,NEOS merged with Liberal Forum and adopted its current name.
The Directorate General for Public Security is the governing body of general law enforcement in Austria and a division of the Ministry of the Interior. It oversees the Federal Police,the Criminal Intelligence Service,the Intelligence Directorate,the EKO Cobra,and the Aerial Police.
Sebastian Kurz is a former Austrian politician who twice served as chancellor of Austria,initially from December 2017 to May 2019 and then a second time from January 2020 to October 2021.
The Memorial for the Victims of Nazi Military Justice is located at the Ballhausplatz in the centre of Vienna,opposite the President's office and the Austrian Chancellory. The monument was created by German conceptual artist Olaf Nicolai. The inscription atop the three-step sculpture features the poem by Scottish poet Ian Hamilton Finlay consisting of just two words:all alone.
Legislative elections were held in Austria on 15 October 2017 to elect the 26th National Council,the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament. The snap election was called when the coalition government between the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) was dissolved in May by the latter party's new leader Sebastian Kurz.
Presidential elections were held in Austria on 24 April 2016,with a second round run-off on 22 May 2016. However,the results of the second round were annulled and a re-vote took place on 4 December 2016.
Legislative elections were held in Austria on 29 September 2019 to elect the 27th National Council,the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament. The snap election was called in the wake of the Ibiza affair in May,which caused the resignation of Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache and the collapse of the governing coalition of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). The government subsequently lost a motion of no confidence in parliament,and ÖVP Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was replaced by non-partisan Brigitte Bierlein on an interim basis.
The Ibiza affair,also known as Ibiza-gate,was a political scandal in Austria involving Heinz-Christian Strache,the former vice chancellor of Austria and leader of the Freedom Party (FPÖ),and Johann Gudenus,a deputy leader of the Freedom Party.
The Bierlein government was the 32nd Government of Austria following the collapse of the First Kurz government headed by Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in the aftermath of the Ibiza affair. Sworn in on 3 June 2019,the Bierlein government was the first purely technocratic government in Austrian history,first interim government after a successful motion of no confidence in Parliament and first government headed by a female chancellor. As head of government,Brigitte Bierlein was assisted by Clemens Jabloner as vice-chancellor.
The Second Kurz government was the 33rd Government of Austria. Led by Sebastian Kurz as chancellor and Werner Kogler as vice-chancellor,it was sworn in by President Alexander Van der Bellen on 7 January 2020. It was officially dissolved and succeeded by the Schallenberg government on 11 October 2021.
Verena Madner is an Austrian legal scholar,university professor and constitutional judge. She has been Professor of Public Law at the Department of Socio-Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business since 2011. In 2020,she was appointed Vice President of the Austrian Constitutional Court.
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Austria in 2022. Incumbent Alexander Van der Bellen is eligible for one more term. On 22 May 2022,he officially announced his re-election campaign. About 6.4 million voting-age citizens will be eligible to vote.
Michael Linhart is an Austrian diplomat and politician who was appointed as the new Austrian Ambassador at Berlin on 15 December 2021. Before that,he served as minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Austria in the Schallenberg government from 11 October to 6 December 2021,ambassador of the Republic of Austria to France from 2018 to 2021 and Secretary-General at the Federal Ministry for Europe,Integration and Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018.
