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Distribution Of Seats In The Austrian Landtage
The Austrian Landtage are the unicameral legislatures of the nine Austrian states, according to the Constitution of Austria deciding in all matters unless explicitly subject of federal legislation. On federal level the ''Landtage'' are represented in the Federal Council. Eight political parties are represented in the ''Landtage'', of which five are represented in more than one. Currently, the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), Social Democratic Party of Austria The Social Democratic Party of Austria (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs , SPÖ), founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (german: link=no, Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ) unti ... (SPÖ), and Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) are represented in all nine ''Landtage''. The Greens are represented in eight, and NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) is represented in seven. Composition Parties involved in government are shaded; parties leading governments are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unicameralism
Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multicameralism ( two or more chambers). Many multicameral legislatures were created to give separate voices to different sectors of society. Multiple houses allowed, for example, for a guaranteed representation of different social classes (as in the Parliament of the United Kingdom or the French States-General). Sometimes, as in New Zealand and Denmark, unicameralism comes about through the abolition of one of two bicameral chambers, or, as in Sweden, through the merger of the two chambers into a single one, while in others a second chamber has never existed from the beginning. Rationale for unicameralism and criticism The principal advantage of a unicameral system is more efficient lawmaking, as the legislative process is simpler and ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Carinthia
Team Carinthia (german: Team Kärnten, TK), formerly Team Stronach Carinthia, is a political party in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It emerged from the Carinthian regional organization of the now defunct Team Stronach. In the media, it is attested to have a populist orientation. In the 2018 Carinthian state election, Team Carinthia reached the Carinthian Landtag with 5.80% of the votes. History In the 2013 Carinthian state election, the party achieved 11.18% of the votes cast and entered the Carinthian Landtag with four seats. The Team Stronach Carinthia, together with the Team Stronach Lower Austria, which also received 9.84% of the votes cast in the 2013 Lower Austrian state election, was not just one of the first two regional organizations of the Team Stronach to participate in elections but also one of the two first regional organizations of the party to be elected to an Austrian state parliament. After Frank Stronach had deposed Gerhard Köfer as Carinthian state par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Viennese State Election
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 SPÖ remained comfortably in first place with small gains. Conversely, the previously second-placed Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) suffered a catastrophic defeat, losing 80% of its votes compared to 2015 and becoming the smallest party in the legislature. The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) moved into second place after more than doubling its vote share. The Greens recorded their best result to date, just under 15%. NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) moved into fourth place with minor gains. Team HC Strache fell short of the 5% electoral threshold to enter the Gemeinderat and Landtag. On 27 October, Mayor and Governor Michael Ludwig announced that the SPÖ would seek a coalition with NEOS. Negotiations were successful and the parties presented their coalition pac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Upper Austrian State Election
The 2021 Upper Austrian state election was held on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the Landtag of Upper Austria. The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) remained the largest party with small gains. Of the six parties which won seats in the Landtag, the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) was the only one to suffer losses, falling from 31% of votes to 20%. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) recorded minimal change compared to 2015 and remained in third place with 19%, tying the FPÖ with 11 seats. The Greens – The Green Alternative, The Greens improved their performance to over 12%. NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum, NEOS – The New Austria narrowly passed the electoral threshold and entered the Landtag for the first time with 4%. Unexpectedly, the anti-vaccination MFG – Austria People – Freedom – Fundamental Rights, MFG party won 6% and three seats. Background The Upper Austrian constitution mandates that cabinet positions in the state government (stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Tyrolean State Election
The 2018 Tyrolean state election was held on 25 February 2018 to elect the members of the Landtag of Tyrol. The conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) placed first with 44.3% of votes, a 4.9 percentage point swing. The centre-left Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) recovered somewhat from its worst ever result in 2013, rising 3.5 points to 17.2%. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) also made gains. The Greens took small losses, while Citizens' Forum Tyrol (FRITZ) stayed level. NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) contested its first state election in Tyrol, debuting at 5.2%. Forward Tyrol, which won 9.5% in 2013, did not contest the election. Background In the 2013 election, the ÖVP suffered its worst ever result in a Tyrolean state election, winning just 39.4%; prior to 2008, the party had always held a majority in the Landtag. The party subsequently formed a coalition with the Greens, who had achieved their best ever result in Tyrol at 12.6%. Electoral system The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Styrian State Election
The 2019 Styrian state election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect the members of the Landtag of Styria. The conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) was the clear winner of the election, winning 36.0% on a swing of 7.6 percentage points. This came to the detriment of the former largest party, the centre-left Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), which lost six points and fell to second place. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) fell by nine points. The Greens made a strong showing, winning 12% and doubling their representation to six seats. The Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) achieved their best result since re-entering the Landtag in 2005 with 6.0%. NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) doubled its voteshare from the 2015 election, winning 5.4%, and entered the Landtag with two seats. The outgoing government, a coalition of the SPÖ and ÖVP, was unusual in that it was headed by a member of the smaller party – Hermann Schützenhöfer of the ÖVP. With his party's su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Salzburg State Election
The 2018 Salzburg state election was held on 22 April 2018 to elect the members of the Landtag of Salzburg. The conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) placed first, taking 37.8% of votes on a swing of almost nine percentage points, a decisive lead over the second-placed Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) which slipped four points, finishing on just over 20%. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) made small gains. The Greens – The Green Alternative, The Greens were the main loser of the election; their voteshare fell by over half from 2013. NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) contested their first state election in Salzburg, debuting at 7.3%. Team Stronach, which had won 8.3% in the previous election, did not compete. The previous government coalition of the ÖVP, Greens, and Team Stronach now lacked a majority due to the absence of Team Stronach. After negotiations, NEOS agreed to join a coalition with the ÖVP and Greens, marking the first time NEOS had participated in a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Lower Austrian State Election
The 2018 Lower Austrian state election was held on 28 January 2018 to elect the members of the Landtag of Lower Austria. The ruling Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) fell just short of an absolute majority of votes, but retained its majority in the Landtag. Nonetheless, this was its worst result in the state since 1998. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) made gains, with the latter doubling its share of seats. The Greens took minor losses, while NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) contested its first state election in Lower Austria, debuting at 5.2%. Team Stronach, which had won 9.8% in the previous election, did not compete. Background The Lower Austrian constitution mandates that cabinet positions in the state government (state councillors, german: Landesräten) be allocated between parties proportionally in accordance with the share of votes won by each; this is known as Proporz. As such, the government is a perpetual coalition of all p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Carinthian State Election
The 2018 Carinthian state election was held on 5 March 2018 to elect the members of the Landtag of Carinthia. The centre-left Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) was the clear winner, taking 47.9% of votes, an eleven percentage point increase from 2013. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) gained six points, and the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) gained one. This was enabled by a collapse in support for other parties: Team Carinthia, which had split from defunct Team Stronach, lost half its voteshare; The Greens tumbled from 12% to 3% and lost their representation; and the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) collapsed from 6.4% to just 0.4%. The SPÖ fell one seat short of an absolute majority, and held exploratory talks with the three other parties in the Landtag. They ultimately formed a coalition government with the ÖVP. Background Prior to amendments made in 2017, the Carinthian constitution mandated that cabinet positions in the state government be allocated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Burgenland State Election
The 2020 Burgenland state election was held on 26 January 2020 to elect the members of the 22nd Landtag of Burgenland. The snap election was called in the wake of the Ibiza affair in May 2019, which caused the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) to terminate its coalition with the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). The centre-left SPÖ achieved its best result since 2005, winning an absolute majority on a swing of eight percentage points. The conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) improved on its 2015 result, but did not gain any seats. The FPÖ lost a third of its votes, falling to 9.8% and four seats. The Greens stayed level, while List Burgenland (LBL) lost most of its votes and both of its seats. The net result was a shift of four seats to the SPÖ. The SPÖ's unexpectedly strong result came after a string of election losses since 2017, including its worst-ever result in the 2019 federal election result three months earlier. Commentators attributed this to the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MFG – Austria People – Freedom – Fundamental Rights
MFG can refer to: * Madagascar Fauna Group, a conservation organization working in Germany with headquarters in Berlin and Munich * Magellan Financial Group's ticker symbol on the Australian Securities Exchange * An abbreviation for manufacturing * Marinefliegergeschwader, an aviation unit of the German Navy * Mean field games * MFG.com, an online marketplace serving the global manufacturing community *''MfG'' or ''mfg'', German-language abbreviation for ''mit freundlichem Gruß'' or ''mit freundlichen Grüßen'', with the meaning of ''Best Regards'', very common in electronic communication *''MfG'', a song by Die Fantastischen Vier referring to this greeting * Middle frontal gyrus, a brain region * Mixed flowing gas testing, a type of laboratory environmental testing * Mizuho Financial Group's ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange * Muzaffarabad Airport Muzaffarabad Airport is a domestic airport, located at Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Airlines and destin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citizens' Forum Austria
The Citizens' Forum Austria (german: Bürgerforum Österreich, FRITZ) is an Austrian political party mainly active in Tyrol. It was founded by president of the Tyrolean branch of the Austrian Chamber of Labour Fritz Dinkhauser (an Austrian People's Party member before that), who was joined by the popular anti-transit activist Fritz Gurgiser of the ''Transitforum Austria-Tirol''. At the 2008 state election, the Citizens' Forum stood under the name ''Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol'' (german: Liste Fritz Dinkhauser − Bürgerforum Tirol, FRITZ) and got 18.3% of the vote, thus becoming the second-largest party with seven seats. The party contested the 2008 early national election as well, but received only 1.76% of the vote and failed to obtain any seats. In the 2013 state election, the Citizens' Forum garnered 5.64% of the vote, winning only two seats in the state legislature. In the 2018 state election, it received 5.46% of the vote, keeping its two sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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