The Austrian People's Party is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Austria since 1 January 2019. On 4 December 2017,the Constitutional Court ruled that the non-discrimination and equality provisions of the Constitution of Austria guarantee same-sex couples the right to marry. The decision took effect on 1 January 2019,making Austria the 24th country in the world and the fifteenth in Europe to allow same-sex couples to marry nationwide. Austria has also recognised same-sex registered partnerships since 1 January 2010,providing several,but not all,of the rights,benefits,obligations and responsibilities of marriage.
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.
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.
Sebastian Kurz is an Austrian former politician who served twice as the chancellor of Austria,initially from December 2017 to May 2019 and then a second time from January 2020 to October 2021. On 23 February 2024,Kurz received an eight-month suspended sentence after being convicted of perjury by a court in Vienna over his involvement in a parliamentary inquiry.
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.
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.
Christian Kern is an Austrian businessman and former politician who served as Chancellor of Austria from 17 May 2016 to 18 December 2017 and chairman of the Social Democratic Party from 25 June 2016 to 25 September 2018.
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.
Peter Kaiser is an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party. Since March 2013 he is governor of Carinthia and since March 2010 also chairman of the SPÖCarinthia.
Michael Ludwig is an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ). Since May 2018,he has been Mayor and Governor of Vienna,the capital and largest city of Austria. Since January 2018,he has also served as chairman of SPÖVienna. Prior,he was City Councillor for Housing,Construction,and Urban Renewal from January 2007 until his election as mayor. He was also Second Deputy Mayor and Governor of Vienna from March 2009 to October 2010.
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.
Hermann Schützenhöfer was governor of the Austrian province Styria from 2015 until 2022 and chairman of the Styrian People's Party (STVP/ÖVP) from 2006 until 2022.
Selma Yildirim is an Austrian politician who is a member of the National Council and deputy chairperson of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ).
The 2020 Viennese state election was held on 11 October 2020 to elect the members of the Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and The Greens.
The 2021 Upper Austrian state election was held on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the Landtag of Upper Austria.
Agnes Husslein,also Agnes Husslein-Arco,is an Austrian art historian and art manager.
The 2022 Tyrolean state election was held on 25 September 2022 to elect the members of the Landtag of Tyrol. Incumbent Governor Günther Platter of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) retired at the election;Anton Mattle was the party's lead candidate.
