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I updated information on the new Austrian chancellor, the new government, aswell as the election results by the Marxist Leninist Party "Partei der Arbeit" in the Vienna elections |
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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Austria|native_name=Republik Österreich|image_flag=Flag of Austria.svg|image_coat=Coat of arms of Austria.svg|capital=Vienna|largest_city=Vienna|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Federal parliamentary republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[Alexander Van der Bellen]]|leader_title2=Chancellor|leader_name2=[[ | {{Infobox country|name=Republic of Austria|native_name=Republik Österreich|image_flag=Flag of Austria.svg|image_coat=Coat of arms of Austria.svg|capital=Vienna|largest_city=Vienna|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Federal parliamentary republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[Alexander Van der Bellen]]|leader_title2=Chancellor|leader_name2=[[Christian Stocker]]|image_map=Austria map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=German|area_km2=83,871|population_estimate=9,027,999|population_estimate_year=2022}} | ||
'''Austria''', officially the '''Republic of Austria''', is a landlocked country in [[Central Europe]] bordered by [[Federal Republic of Germany|Germany]], [[Swiss Confederation|Switzerland]], [[Principality of Liechtenstein|Liechtenstein]], [[Italian Republic|Italy]], [[Republic of Slovenia|Slovenia]], [[Hungary]], [[Slovak Republic|Slovakia]], and [[Czech Republic|Czechia]]. For a large part of its history Austria was dominated by the [[Hasburg monarchy]], one of the most powerful [[reactionary]] ruling families in Europe. Austria in the present day is an [[Imperialism|imperialist]] country that holds membership in the [[European Union]] (EU). | '''Austria''', officially the '''Republic of Austria''', is a landlocked country in [[Central Europe]] bordered by [[Federal Republic of Germany|Germany]], [[Swiss Confederation|Switzerland]], [[Principality of Liechtenstein|Liechtenstein]], [[Italian Republic|Italy]], [[Republic of Slovenia|Slovenia]], [[Hungary]], [[Slovak Republic|Slovakia]], and [[Czech Republic|Czechia]]. For a large part of its history Austria was dominated by the [[Hasburg monarchy]], one of the most powerful [[reactionary]] ruling families in Europe. Austria in the present day is an [[Imperialism|imperialist]] country that holds membership in the [[European Union]] (EU). | ||
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== Politics == | == Politics == | ||
From January 2020 onwards, a fragile coalition of the right-wing [[Austrian People's Party]] (ÖVP) and the [[The Greens – The Green Alternative|Greens]] has governed. The [[Far-right politics|far-right]] [[Freedom Party of Austria]] (FPÖ) won the elections with 28,85% in the fall of 2024.<ref>{{Web citation|author=NPA Antifascist Commission|newspaper=International Viewpoint|title=The resistible rise of the far right in Europe|date=2024-05-19|url=https://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article8528|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529031140/https://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article8528|archive-date=2024-05-29}}</ref> Since March 3th 2025 the coalition of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), and the neo liberal party "New Austria" (NEOS) govern Austria. | |||
[[Neo-Nazism]] and [[Holocaust]] denial are growing in Austria due to [[Populism|populist]] and anti-[[immigration]] rhetoric.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Austrian Neo-Nazi Party 'Becoming Legitimized' by Anti-Refugee Rhetoric|date=2016-10-03|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/austrian-neo-nazi-party-becoming-legitimized-by-anti-refugee-rhetoric/221062/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206163001/https://www.mintpressnews.com/austrian-neo-nazi-party-becoming-legitimized-by-anti-refugee-rhetoric/221062/|archive-date=2022-12-06|retrieved=2022-12-17}}</ref> | [[Neo-Nazism]] and [[Holocaust]] denial are growing in Austria due to [[Populism|populist]] and anti-[[immigration]] rhetoric.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Austrian Neo-Nazi Party 'Becoming Legitimized' by Anti-Refugee Rhetoric|date=2016-10-03|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/austrian-neo-nazi-party-becoming-legitimized-by-anti-refugee-rhetoric/221062/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206163001/https://www.mintpressnews.com/austrian-neo-nazi-party-becoming-legitimized-by-anti-refugee-rhetoric/221062/|archive-date=2022-12-06|retrieved=2022-12-17}}</ref> | ||
The Marxist Leninist party "Partei der Arbeit" (Party of Labour) got 0.20% of the votes in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus in the Vienna elections in 2025. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 26 July 2025
| Republic of Austria Republik Österreich | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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| Capital and largest city | Vienna |
| Official languages | German |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Federal parliamentary republic under a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie |
• President | Alexander Van der Bellen |
• Chancellor | Christian Stocker |
| Area | |
• Total | 83,871 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 9,027,999 |
Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, and Czechia. For a large part of its history Austria was dominated by the Hasburg monarchy, one of the most powerful reactionary ruling families in Europe. Austria in the present day is an imperialist country that holds membership in the European Union (EU).
History
Margraviate of Austria
See main article: Margraviate of Austria (970–1156)
Duchy of Austria
See main article: Duchy of Austria (1156–1453)
Archduchy of Austria
See main article: Archduchy of Austria (1453–1804)
Austrian Empire
See main article: Empire of Austria (1804–1867)
Dual Monarchy
See main article: Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1867–1918)
First Austrian Republic
See main article: First Austrian Republic (1919–1934)
Cold War
After the Second World War, the Allies split Austria into multiple occupation zones but reunified it in the 1950s, unlike Germany.[1] Austria declared neutrality in 1955 and did not allow U.S. or Soviet military bases in its territory.[2]
Politics
From January 2020 onwards, a fragile coalition of the right-wing Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the Greens has governed. The far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) won the elections with 28,85% in the fall of 2024.[3] Since March 3th 2025 the coalition of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), and the neo liberal party "New Austria" (NEOS) govern Austria.
Neo-Nazism and Holocaust denial are growing in Austria due to populist and anti-immigration rhetoric.[4]
The Marxist Leninist party "Partei der Arbeit" (Party of Labour) got 0.20% of the votes in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus in the Vienna elections in 2025.
References
- ↑ Austin Murphy (2000). The Triumph of Evil: 'A Detailed Autopsy of the Collapse of the Superior System in the Divided Germany' (p. 114). [PDF] Fucecchio: European Press Academic Publishing. ISBN 8883980026
- ↑ David Vine (2020). The United States of War: 'Normalizing Occupation' (pp. 312–3). Oakland: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520972070 [LG]
- ↑ NPA Antifascist Commission (2024-05-19). "The resistible rise of the far right in Europe" International Viewpoint. Archived from the original on 2024-05-29.
- ↑ "Austrian Neo-Nazi Party 'Becoming Legitimized' by Anti-Refugee Rhetoric" (2016-10-03). MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2022-12-17.