Engelbert Dollfuss was an Austrian politician who served as Chancellor and Dictator of Austria between 1932 and 1934. Having served as Minister for Forests and Agriculture,he ascended to Federal Chancellor in 1932 in the midst of a crisis for the conservative government. This crisis culminated in the self-elimination of the Austrian Parliament,a coup sparked by the resignation of the presiding officers of the National Council. Suppressing the Socialist movement in the Austrian Civil War and later banning the Austrian Nazi Party,he cemented the rule of Austrofascism through the First of May Constitution in 1934. Later that year,Dollfuss was assassinated as part of a failed coup attempt by Nazi agents. His successor Kurt Schuschnigg maintained the regime until Adolf Hitler's Anschluss in 1938.
Lower Austria is one of the nine states of Austria,located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten,Krems an der Donau,Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten,which has been the capital of Lower Austria since 1986,replacing Vienna,which became a separate state in 1921. With a land area of 19,186 km2 (7,408 sq mi) and a population of 1.699 million people,Lower Austria is the largest and second-most-populous state in Austria.
Sankt Pölten,mostly abbreviated to the official name St. Pölten,is the capital and largest city of the State of Lower Austria in northeast Austria,with 55,538 inhabitants as of 1 January 2020. St. Pölten is a city with its own statute and therefore it is both a municipality and a district in the Mostviertel. Due to its cultural status,it has recently enjoyed an increase of visitors passing through Sankt Pölten on their way to Vienna.
Dornbirn is a city in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is the administrative centre for the district of Dornbirn,which also includes the town of Hohenems,and the market town Lustenau.
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.
Krems an der Donau is a town with 25,271 inhabitants end 2022 in Austria,in the federal state of Lower Austria. It is the fifth-largest city of Lower Austria and is approximately 70 kilometres west of Vienna. Krems is a city with its own statute,and therefore it is both a municipality and a district.
Karl Josef Seitz was an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Workers' Party. He served as member of the Imperial Council,President of the National Council and Mayor of Vienna.
Ebreichsdorf is a town in the district of Baden in Lower Austria in Austria.
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.
Stefan Schostok is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party and was Mayor of Hanover from 11 October 2013 until 26 May 2019. From 2008 to January 2013 he served as a member of the Lower Saxony Legislative Assembly. During that time,he was elected chairman of the SPD group in the Lower Saxony Legislative Assembly (Landtag) in 2010,a position which he vacated in 2013.
The Landtag of Lower Austria is the state parliament of the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It exercises the state legislation (legislature). The seat of the Landtag is in St. Pölten in the Landhausviertel.
Sebastian Bauer is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Liga club SKN St. Pölten.
Karl Svoboda was an Austrian politician who served in the Municipal Council and Landtag of Vienna from 1979 until 1996 as a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria.
The 2023 Lower Austrian state election was held on 29 January 2023 to elect the members of the Landtag of Lower Austria.
Margit Göll is an Austrian politician. From 2016 to March 2023,she was a member of the Landtag of Lower Austria,and since 23 March 2023,she has been a member of the Federal Council delegated by the state parliament. In the first half of 2024,Göll held the office of President of the Federal Council.
Sophie Schulz was an Austrian politician who served in the Landtag of Lower Austria from 1959 until 1965 as a member of the Austrian People's Party. During her tenure,she introduced revised regulations for the state's spas and health resorts.
Christian Drobits is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he has represented Burgenland since October 2019. He was a member of the Landtag Burgenland from July 2015 to October 2019.
Klaus Köchl is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he has represented Carinthia since October 2019. He was a member of the Carinthian Landtag from April 2008 to October 2019.
Andreas Haitzer is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he has represented Salzburg since October 2024. He was a member of the Salzburg Landtag from June 2013 to March 2015.
