Claudia Benedikta Roth is a German politician. She was one of the two party chairs from 2004 to 2013 and previously served as one of the vice presidents of the Bundestag. She is currently serving as Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media[de] in the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 2021.
Styria is an Austrian state in the southeast of the country,famed for its idyllic landscapes,as well as rich folk- and high culture. With an area of approximately 16,399 km2 (6,332 sq mi),Styria is Austria's second largest state,after Lower Austria. It is bordered to the south by Slovenia,and clockwise,from the southwest,by the other Austrian states of Carinthia,Salzburg,Upper Austria,Lower Austria,and Burgenland. The state's capital is Graz,the second largest city in Austria after only Vienna.
The Communist Party of Austria is a communist party in Austria. Established in 1918 as the Communist Party of German-Austria (KPDÖ),it is one of the world's oldest communist parties. The KPÖwas banned between 1933 and 1945 under both the Austrofascist regime and the Nazi German administration of Austria after the 1938 Anschluss.
The Greens –The Green Alternative is a green political party in Austria. The Greens are in a coalition with the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) in the Nehammer government. Before they were part of the Schallenberg government and the Second Kurz government. The current President of Austria,Alexander Van der Bellen,is from the Green Party.
Madeleine Petrovic is an Austrian politician. From 1994 to 1996 she was federal spokesperson of the Austrian Green Party.
The Communist Youth of Austria is an independent Marxist–Leninist youth organization. It was associated with the Communist Party of Austria for a long time,but since 2005,the KJÖhas increasingly distanced itself from the federal party. However,continues to work closely with the KPÖin Styria.
Legislative elections were held in Austria on 1 October 2006 to elect the 23rd National Council,the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament.
Local elections were held in Graz on 20 January 2008. Apart from the five parties present in the municipal council –the Austrian People's Party,the Social Democratic Party of Austria,the Communist Party of Austria,the Freedom Party of Austria and the Greens –The Green Alternative –the Alliance for the Future of Austria also contested the election.
The 2010 Viennese state election was held on 10 October 2010 to elect the members of the Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna.
Janet Elizabeth Rice is an Australian former politician. She served as a senator for Victoria from 2014 until 2024. She was a co-founder of the Victorian Greens and also served on the Maribyrnong City Council from 2003 to 2008,including a term as mayor.
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.
Red–red–green coalition,alternatively "red–green–red" or "green–red–red",refers to a left-wing political alliance of two "red" social democratic,socialist,or communist parties with one "green" environmentalist party.
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,before ÖVP Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was replaced by non-partisan Brigitte Bierlein on an interim basis.
Werner Kogler is an Austrian politician of the Green Party who has been serving as Vice-Chancellor of Austria and minister for Arts,Culture,the Civil Service and Sport in the governments of chancellors Sebastian Kurz,Alexander Schallenberg,and Karl Nehammer since 7 January 2020.
The 2017 Graz local election was held on 5 February 2017 to elect the members of the Gemeindesrat of Graz.
Birgit Hebein is a former Austrian politician of The Greens. She served as Deputy Mayor of Vienna and City Councillor for Urban Development,Transport,Climate Protection,Energy Planning,and Citizen Participation from 2019 to 2020. At the same time,she was chairwoman of the Vienna Greens. Prior,who served as a member of the Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna from 2010 to 2019. She resigned as party leader in January 2021,and later resigned her party membership in August,citing the policies of the ÖVP–Green federal government.
Bettina Jarasch is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who served as Deputy Mayor and Senator for Environment,Mobility,Consumer and Climate Protection in the Berlin state government from December 2021 to April 2023. She has been a member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin from 2016 to 2021 and again since 2023,as well as leader of the Berlin branch of the Greens from 2011 to 2016. She was the Greens' lead candidate for the 2021 Berlin state election and again for the 2023 Berlin repeat state election.
The 2021 Graz local election was held on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the Gemeinderat of Graz.
Elke Kahr is an Austrian politician of the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) who has been serving as Mayor of Graz,the second-largest city in Austria,since 2021. She was previously a city councillor in the municipal government since 2005. Between June 2016 and April 2017,she served as vice mayor of the city.
