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Alexander "Sascha" Van der Bellen (German: [alɛkˈsandɐ fan deːɐ̯ ˈbɛlən]; born 18 January 1944), also referred to by the abbreviation VdB, is an Austrian politician serving as the president of Austria since 2017.
Official Website of the Austrian President; Austria: Heads of State: 1918–1938 and 1938–2017
When Austria joined the European Union, President Thomas Klestil and Chancellor Franz Vranitzky had a disagreement on who would represent Austria in the European Council. Ultimately, the chancellor prevailed, though Klestil argued that he had only delegated his power of representation to the chancellor.
Austria became a federal, representative democratic republic through the Federal Constitutional Law of 1920. The political system of the Second Republic with its nine federal states is based on the constitution of 1920, amended in 1929, which was re-enacted on 1 May 1945. [120] The president of Austria is the head of state. The president is ...
Alemannisch; العربية; Asturianu; Azərbaycanca; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Български; Bosanski; Brezhoneg
Austria's head of state is the Federal President (Bundespräsident), elected by popular vote for a term of six years and limited to two consecutive terms of office. [3] Former president Heinz Fischer was elected for a second term on 25 April 2010. He was succeeded by President Alexander Van der Bellen, who was elected on 4 December 2016. The ...
Adolf Schärf, former Austrian president; Johannes Schober, Chancellor (First Republic) Georg Ritter von Schönerer, radical German-nationalistic politician in the Habsburg monarchy; Sophie Schulz, member of the Landtag of Lower Austria; Kurt Schuschnigg, dictator and Chancellor of Austria from 1934 to 1938; Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of ...
Thomas Klestil (German pronunciation: [ˈtoːmas ˈklɛstɪl] ⓘ; 4 November 1932 – 6 July 2004) was an Austrian diplomat and politician who served as the president of Austria from 1992 until his death in 2004. He was elected in 1992 and re-elected in 1998.