The Austrian Armed Forces are the combined military forces of Austria.
Politics in Austria reflects the dynamics of competition among multiple political parties,which led to the formation of a Conservative-Green coalition government for the first time in January 2020,following the snap elections of 29 September 2019,and the election of a former Green Party leader to the presidency in 2016.
A commander-in-chief or supreme commander is the person who exercises supreme command and control over an armed force or a military branch. As a technical term,it refers to military competencies that reside in a country's executive leadership,a head of state,head of government,or other designated government official.
Walter Scheel was a German statesman. A member of the Nazi Party that joined the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) in 1946,he first served in government as the Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development from 1961 to 1966 and later as President of Germany from 1974 to 1979. He led the FDP from 1968 to 1974.
Heinz Fischer GColIH,OMRI,RSerafO,GCollSE is a former Austrian politician who served as President of Austria from 2004 to 2016. Fischer previously served as minister of science from 1983 to 1987 and as president of the National Council of Austria from 1990 to 2002. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) until 2004,he suspended his party membership as he became president.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) rights in Austria have advanced significantly in the 21st century,and are now among the most advanced in Europe. 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 July Putsch was a failed coup attempt against the Austrofascist regime by Austrian Nazis from 25 to 30 July 1934.
The Federal State of Austria was a continuation of the First Austrian Republic between 1934 and 1938 when it was a one-party state led by the conservative,nationalist,and corporatist Fatherland Front. The Ständestaat concept,derived from the notion of Stände,was advocated by leading regime politicians such as Engelbert Dollfuss and Kurt Schuschnigg. The result was an authoritarian government based on a mix of Italian Fascist and conservative Catholic influences.
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.
A non-binding referendum on ending conscription was held in Austria on 20 January 2013. The proposal was supported by the Social Democratic Party and the Green Party and opposed by the Austrian People's Party and the FPÖ. Though constitutionally not obliged to act on,both parties in government stated that they would honour the results.
The Social Democratic Party of Austria is a social-democratic political party in Austria. Founded in 1889 as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria and later known as the Socialist Party of Austria from 1945 until 1991,the party is the oldest extant political party in Austria. Along with the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP),it is one of the country's two traditional major parties. It is positioned on the centre-left on the political spectrum.
Austria is competing with 26 athletes at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil,from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Hans Peter Doskozil is an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party of Austria serving as governor of Burgenland. He previously served as minister of defence from 2016–2017. In the 2020 Burgenland state election,he led his party to win a majority of the seats in Burgenland's parliament. Due to an error in the count of his party’s national congress in June 2023,he was assumed to be the SPÖ’s party leader from 3 to 5 June 2023,when the error was discovered and his opponent Andreas Babler was declared party leader.
Pamela Rendi-Wagner is an Austrian physician and politician who served as chairwoman of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) from 2018 to 2023. She was the first woman to lead the SPÖ.
The 2020 Burgenland state election was held on 26 January 2020 to elect the members of the 22nd Landtag of Burgenland. The snap election was called in the wake of the Ibiza affair in May 2019,which caused the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) to terminate its coalition with the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).
Fritz Felgentreu is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Berlin from 2013 to 2021. He has been the chairman of Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold since October 2021.
Legislative elections will be held in Austria by autumn 2024 to elect the 28th National Council,the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament.
Events in the year 2021 in Austria.
Events in the year 2023 in Austria.
The 2023 Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) leadership election was initially held between 24 April and 10 May 2023 among party members as an advisory survey,to elect a new chairperson. The non-binding vote was conducted by mail and online. Results were released on 22 May 2023 with Hans Peter Doskozil winning narrowly,Andreas Babler coming in second and Pamela Rendi-Wagner in third place.
