| Politics of The Republic of Austria ( German: Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ...Austria | - The ethnically and culturally homogenous nation state of Austria is the small but prosperous remnant of Austria_Hungary, a vast multinational empire foundered in 1918. ...Politics of Austria
- A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ...Political parties in Austria
- Politics of Austria Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Austria ...Elections in Austria
- The Leopoldine Wing of Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna: home to the offices of the Federal President. ...President: Presidential elections were held in Austria on 25 April 2004. ...2004
- The National Council or Nationalrat is one of the two houses of the Federal Assembly, the bicameral federal parliament of the Federal Republic of Austria. ...National Council: The election for the National Council of 24 November 2002, saw the consevative Austrian Peoples Party win the government, taking seats from the nationalist Freedom of Austria Party whom it was in coalition with. ...2002, In Austria, the legislative election of October 3, 1999 (elections for the National Council of Austria) caused a major upheaval in the political landscape. ...1999, The elections to the Austrian National Council talking place in fall of 1995 were the first to follow Austrias accession to the EU and followed only a year after the 1994 elections. ...1995, The elections to the Austrian National Council talking place in fall of 1994 were the first to follow Austrias agreement to join the EU and the EU referendum taking place in late spring of 1994. ...1994,
The elections to the Austrian National Council talking place in 1990 mostly resulted in losses to the ÖVP, then the junior partner in a coalition with the SPÖ, and gains to the FPÖ. Categories: Elections in Austria ...1990, 1986, The elections to the Austrian National Council talking place in 1983 were the last campaign where the SPÖ was led by Chancellor Bruno Kreisky, who had been the head of government since 1970. ...1983, The elections to the Austrian National Council of 1979 resulted in small gains to the SPÖ led by Chancellor Bruno Kreisky, which had an absolute majority at that time. ...1979, The elections to the Austrian National Council of 1975 resulted in no changes to the composition of the parliament. ...1975, The elections to the Austrian National Council of 1971, held only one year after the 1970 elections, were the first after a reform of election law that increased the number of seats in parliament from 165 to 183. ...1971, The elections to the Austrian National Council of 1970 were the first where a plurality was won by the SPÖ, now led by Bruno Kreisky. ...1970 | The elections to the The Republic of Austria ( German: Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ...Austrian The National Council or Nationalrat is one of the two houses of the Federal Assembly, the bicameral federal parliament of the Federal Republic of Austria. ...National Council talking place in fall of 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...1986 followed shortly after Jörg Haider in Carinthia (promotional photo) Jörg Haider (born January 26, 1950) is an Austrian politician. ...Jörg Haider had ousted Norbert Steger as the leader of the The Austrian Freedom Party (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, abbreviated to FPÖ) is an Austrian political party usually associated with the name of Jörg Haider. ...FPÖ at the party convention in Innsbruck City Center Innsbruck and Nordkette from south Innsbruck (population 120,000) is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the Tyrol province. ...Innsbruck. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a political party in Austria. ...SPÖ The Federal Chancellor of Austria (Bundeskanzler) is the Austria. ...Chancellor Franz Vranitzky (born October 4, 1937) is an Austrian politician of the SPÖ party (social democrates). ...Franz Vranitzky did not want to continue the coalition with the FPÖ now led by Haider and announced early elections.
Adherents of the The Austrian Peoples Party or Österreichische Volkspartei is an Austrian political party. ...ÖVP, then led by Dr. Alois Mock (born June 10, 1934) is a politician and member of the Christian_conservative Austria (German: Vizekanzler) from 1991 to 1995. ...Alois Mock, widely hoped that it could continue its recent successes (such as the election of Order: 4th Secretary_General Term of Office: January 1, 1972–December 31, 1981 Predecessor: U Thant Successor: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Born: December 21, 1918 Place of birth: St. ...Kurt Waldheim as The Leopoldine Wing of Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna: home to the offices of the Federal President. ...Austrian president) and replace the SPÖ as the leading party. However, rather unexpectedly, the ÖVP rameined in second place (even though the losses of the SPÖ were greater), while the FPÖ gained due to the charismatic leadership of Jörg Haider. These were also the first elections when the The Greens_Green Alternative (Die Grünen _ Die Grüne Alternative (Grüne) in German) is a political party in the Austrian parliament. ...Greens entered parliament, following a merger between a left_wing and a right_wing green party, neither of which had obtain a suficient number of votes to gain seats in parliament in The elections to the Austrian National Council talking place in 1983 were the last campaign where the SPÖ was led by Chancellor Bruno Kreisky, who had been the head of government since 1970. ...1983.
The elections of 1986 marked a major turning point in Austrian politics, since it resulted in the creation of a "grand coalition" between the SPÖ and the ÖVP which continued until 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...1999. In part, it was driven by either party's unwillingness to cooperate with Jörg Haider. At the same time, Haider subsequently managed to increase his party's share in votes dramatically by criticizing the coalition.
| Party | Seats (loss/gain) | Share of Vote (loss/gain) | | SPÖ ( The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a political party in Austria. ...Social Democratic Party of Austria) | 80 (_10) | 43.1 (_4.5) | | ÖVP ( The Austrian Peoples Party or Österreichische Volkspartei is an Austrian political party. ...Austrian People's Party) (conservative) | 77 (_4) | 41.3 (_1.9) | | FPÖ ( The Austrian Freedom Party (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, abbreviated to FPÖ) is an Austrian political party usually associated with the name of Jörg Haider. ...Freedom Party of Austria) (nationalist_liberal) | 18 (+6) | 9.7 (+4.7) | | The Greens_Green Alternative (Die Grünen _ Die Grüne Alternative (Grüne) in German) is a political party in the Austrian parliament. ...Green Party (ecologist) | 8 (+8) | 4.8 (+1.4) | | Others | 0 (0) | 1.0 | |
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