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Elisabeth Scheucher-Pichler
Elisabeth Scheucher-Pichler (born 28 February 1954) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party, People's Party. She has been a member of the National Council (Austria), National Council since 2019, having previously served from 2002 to 2006. From 1999 to 2002, she was a member of the Carinthian Landtag. References 1954 births Living people Austrian People's Party politicians Members of the Carinthian Landtag Members of the 22nd National Council (Austria) Members of the 27th National Council (Austria) Members of the 28th National Council (Austria) Women members of the National Council (Austria) 20th-century Austrian women politicians 21st-century Austrian women politicians {{Austria-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Council (Austria)
The National Council (, ) is one of the two houses of the Austrian Parliament and is frequently referred to as the lower house. The Politics of Austria, constitution endows the National Council with far more power than the Federal Council (Austria), Federal Council. Responsibilities The National Council is where Austria's federal legislature, legislative authority is concentrated; for a bill to become federal law, it must be resolved upon by this chamber. Bills passed by the National Council are sent to the Federal Council of Austria, Federal Council for corroboration. If the Federal Council approves of the bill or simply does nothing for eight weeks, the bill has succeeded. If the Federal Council vetoes the bill, the National Council may still force it into law by essentially just passing it again; a National Council resolution overruling a Federal Council objection merely has to meet a higher quorum than a regular resolution. In other words, the Federal Council does not have an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
