Styria is an Austrian federal state in the south-eastern part of the country. With an area of 16,401 km2 (6,332 sq mi),Styria is Austria's second largest federal state,after Lower Austria. It is bordered to the south by Slovenia,and clockwise,from the southwest,by the Austrian federal states Carinthia,Salzburg,Upper Austria,Lower Austria,and Burgenland. The federal state's capital is Graz. In the European Union's vocabulary,Styria is a province.
The Greens –The Green Alternative is a green political party in Austria.
The Alliance for the Future of Austria is a right-wing populist,national conservative political party in Austria.
Jörg Leichtfried is an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party who has been serving as a member of the National Council since the 2017 elections. He previously served as Minister of Transport,Innovation and Technology in the government of Chancellor Christian Kern from 2016 until 2017.
Franz Voves is an Austrian politician of the SPÖand a former player in the Austrian ice hockey national team. From 25 October 2005 to 16 June 2015 he has been governor of Styria. He was vice-governor of Styria from 12 March 2002 till 24 October 2005. On 2 March 2002 he was elected as the chairman of the SPÖStyria (Steiermark).
Legislative elections were held in Austria on 1 October 2006 to elect the 23rd National Council,the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament.
Alfons Gorbach was an Austrian politician of the conservative People's Party (ÖVP). He served as Chancellor of Austria from 1961 to 1964.
Gössendorf is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria with 3793 inhabitants
The 2005 Styrian state election was held on 2 October 2005 to elect the members of the Landtag of Styria.
Christian Buchmann is an Austrian politician and Member of the Styrian Parliament. He was the President of the Austrian Federal Council from 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021.
Legislative elections were held in Austria on 28 September 2008 to elect the 24th National Council,the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament. The snap election was called after Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) withdrew from the ruling grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) in July. Due to dissatisfaction with the governing parties,the opposition and minor parties were expected to make significant gains. Opinion polling indicated that up to seven parties could potentially win seats.
The Freedom Party of Austria is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Austria. It has been led by Herbert Kickl since 2021. It is the third largest of five parties in the National Council,with 30 of the 183 seats,and won 16.2% of votes cast in the 2019 legislative election and it is represented in all nine state legislatures. On a European level,the FPÖis a founding member of the Identity and Democracy Party and its three MEPs sit with the Identity and Democracy (ID) group.
Presidential elections were held in Austria on 24 April 2016,with a second round run-off on 22 May 2016. However,the results of the second round were annulled and a re-vote took place on 4 December 2016.
Norbert Gerwald Hofer is an Austrian politician who served as Leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) from June 2019 to June 2021. He previously was Minister for Transport,Innovation and Technology from 2017 to 2019 under Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
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.
Legislative elections will be held in Austria by autumn 2024 to elect the 28th National Council,the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament.
Thomas Waitz is an Austrian ecological farmer,forester,and politician for the Greens Party. He has served as a board member for the European Green Party (EGP) since March 2017 and has been a member of the European Parliament since November 2017,after Ulrike Lunacek's resignation. After the 2019 European Parliament election,he lost his mandate until Brexit took place on 31 January 2020 and he received a new mandate for Austria. He has been the co-chair of the European Green Party together with Evelyne Huytebroeck since 10 November 2019. On 5th June 2022 he was reelected to the EGP Co-Chair together with the french senator Mélanie Vogel
The 2019 Styrian state election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect the members of the Landtag of Styria.
Presidential elections were held in Austria on 9 October 2022. Incumbent Alexander Van der Bellen from the Greens was eligible for one more term and ran for re-election. About 6.36 million voting-age citizens were eligible to vote.
Gerald Grosz is an Austrian author,commentator,and politician. Formerly a member of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ),he joined the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) in 2005 and was elected to the National Council in the 2008 Austrian legislative election. He left office in 2013. The same year,he was elected federal chairman of the BZÖ,serving until 2015. Grosz was an independent candidate for President of Austria in the 2022 election.
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