Mödling is the capital of the Austrian district of the same name located approximately 14 km south of Vienna.
The Alliance for the Future of Austria is a right-wing populist,national conservative political party in Austria.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBTQ) rights in Austria have advanced significantly in the 21st century,and are now considered generally progressive. Both male and female forms of same-sex sexual activity are legal in Austria. Registered partnerships were introduced in 2010,giving same-sex couples some of the rights of marriage. Stepchild adoption was legalised in 2013,while full joint adoption was legalised by the Constitutional Court of Austria in 2016. On 5 December 2017,the Austrian Constitutional Court decided to legalise same-sex marriage,and the ruling went into effect on 1 January 2019.
The Government of Austria is the executive cabinet of the Republic of Austria. It consists of the chancellor,who is the head of government,the vice chancellor and the ministers.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Austria since 1 January 2019. On 4 December 2017,the Constitutional Court ruled that the non-discrimination and equality provisions of the Constitution of Austria guarantee same-sex couples the right to marry. The decision took effect on 1 January 2019,making Austria the 24th country in the world and the fifteenth in Europe to allow same-sex couples to marry nationwide. Polling indicates that a majority of Austrians support the legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
Hijab and burka controversies in Europe revolve around the variety of headdresses worn by Muslim women,which have become prominent symbols of the presence of Islam in especially Western Europe. In several countries,the adherence to hijab has led to political controversies and proposals for a legal partial or full ban in some or all circumstances. Some countries already have laws banning the wearing of masks in public,which can be applied to veils that conceal the face. Other countries are debating similar legislation,or have more limited prohibitions. Some of them apply only to face-covering clothing such as the burqa,boushiya,or niqab;some apply to any clothing with an Islamic religious symbolism such as the khimar,a type of headscarf. The issue has different names in different countries,and "the veil" or hijab may be used as general terms for the debate,representing more than just the veil itself,or the concept of modesty embodied in Hijab.
Ulrike Lunacek is an Austrian politician who served as State Secretary for Cultural Affairs in the government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in 2020. She is a member of the Austrian Green party The Greens –The Green Alternative,part of the European Green Party.
Michael Spindelegger is an Austrian politician. He served in the cabinet of Chancellor Werner Faymann as foreign minister of Austria from 2008 to 2013 and as finance minister from 2013 to 2014;additionally,he held the office of vice-chancellor from 2011 to 2014. Spindelegger was also the leader of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) from 2011 to 2014. In August 2014 he unexpectedly resigned from all political positions. Since 2016,he has been serving as Director General of the Vienna-based International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD).
Barbara Prammer was an Austrian politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ). In 2006 she was the first woman to become President of the National Council of Austria,an office she held until her death.
The Federal Chancellery of Austria is the ministry led by the chancellor of Austria. Since the establishment of the First Austrian Republic in 1918,the Chancellery building has served as the venue for the sessions of the Austrian cabinet. It is located on the Ballhausplatz in the centre of Vienna,vis-à-vis the Hofburg Imperial Palace. Like Downing Street,Quai d'Orsay or –formerly –Wilhelmstrasse,the address has become a synecdoche for governmental power.
Norbert Darabos is an Austrian politician. Currently,he serves as the president of the Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR). From 2007 to 2013,he served as Minister of National Defence under the chancellors Gusenbauer and Faymann. From 2015 to 2016,he was secretary general of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ). He is married and has two children.
This article covers the formation of the Faymann cabinet following the 2008 parliamentary election in Austria.
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.
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.
Christian Kern is an Austrian businessman and former politician who served as Chancellor of Austria from 17 May 2016 to 18 December 2017 and chairman of the Social Democratic Party from 25 June 2016 to 25 September 2018.
Brigitte Bierlein was an Austrian jurist who served as president of the Constitutional Court before serving as chancellor of Austria from June 2019 until January 2020. An independent,she was the first woman to hold either office.
Gernot Blümel is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He served as Austria's finance minister from 2020 to 2021,having announced his resignation shortly after Alexander Schallenberg's resignation on 2 December 2021. Since 2015,he has been the chairman of the Vienna branch of the ÖVP. Prior,he was Chancellery minister for European Affairs,Art,Culture,and Media from 2017 to 2019;he was also General Secretary of the ÖVP from 2013 to 2015.
Susanne Raab is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who serves at the cabinet level. She has been instrumental for integration of the country's immigrant population,which is ruled by the "Amended Ministerial Law 1986".
Julia Elisabeth Herr is an Austrian politician affiliated with the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ). From 2014 to 2020,she served as the Chairperson of the Socialist Youth Austria (SJÖ) and became the first woman to lead the organization. Between 2016 and 2018,she held the position of Chairperson of the Federal Youth Representation (Bundesjugendvertretung). In May 2019,she was listed as the sixth candidate on the SPÖslate for the European Parliament election. Julia Herr has been a Member of the Austrian National Council since October 2019.
