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Austrian Chancellery
In Politics of Austria, Austrian politics, the Federal Chancellery (german: Bundeskanzleramt, lit=federal chancellery, abbreviated ; historically also and ) is the ministry (Austria), ministry led by the Chancellor of Austria, chancellor. Since the establishment of the First Austrian Republic in 1918, the Chancellery building has served as the venue for the sessions of the Austrian Government of Austria, cabinet. It is located on the Ballhausplatz in the Innere Stadt, centre of Vienna, vis-à-vis the Hofburg, Hofburg Imperial Palace. Like Downing Street, Quai d'Orsay or – formerly – Wilhelmstrasse, the address has become a synecdoche for governmental power. Responsibilities The chancellery's primary function is to align the policy, policies and public relations of the Government of Austria, Federal Government. It represents the Executive (government), executive on Politics of Austria, federal level in matters of the Constitution of Austria and in international courts. It is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry (Austria)
The Government of Austria (german: Bundesregierung der Republik Österreich) is the executive cabinet of the Republic of Austria. It consists of the chancellor, who is the head of government, the vice chancellor and the ministers. Appointment Since the 1929 reform of the Austrian Constitution, all members of the Federal Government are appointed by the Austrian Federal President. As the Federal Government must maintain the confidence of parliament, the President must generally abide by the will of that body in his or her appointments. In practice, the leader of the strongest political party, who ran as a "chancellor candidate" in a parliamentary election, is usually asked to become Federal Chancellor, though there have been some exceptions. Ministers are proposed for nomination by the Chancellor, though the President is permitted to withhold his or her approval. Likewise, the President may dismiss the Chancellor and/or the whole government at any time. If this occurs, a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
