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The party was refounded as the Socialist Party of Austria in 1945 and governed as a junior partner of the ÖVP until 1966. In 1970, the SPÖ became the largest party for the first time in post-war history, and Bruno Kreisky became Chancellor , winning three consecutive majorities ( 1971 , 1975 , and 1979 ).
Since its foundation in 1889, the Social Democratic Party has often been one of the main political forces in Austria. At the start of the First World War it was the strongest party in parliament, and on the ending of that war in 1918 the party leader Karl Renner became chancellor of the First Republic.
Red Vienna (German: Rotes Wien) was the colloquial name for the capital of Austria between 1918 and 1934, during which the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (SDAP) maintained near-total political control over Vienna (and for a short time, over Austria as a whole).
Welcome to the colorful world of flags!In this trivia quiz, you’ll come across some flags that you might know very well, but others might be a bit more difficult to identify. You will look at 30 ...
Merchant Ensign of Austria-Hungary: 1934–1938 State Flag of the Federal State of Austria: This is the state flag of Austria adopted in 1934 and used until Austria was incorporated into Germany from 1938 to 1945. This flag was used during the regime of the Fatherland Front's one-party state. 1938–1945 Flag of the German Reich/Greater German ...
Flag of Lower Austria: A horizontal bicolor of blue and yellow. 1921– Flag of Salzburg: A bicolor of red over white. 1960– Flag of Styria: A bicolor of white over green. 1945– Flag of Tyrol: The flag of Tyrol is a white over red bicolor. 1949– Flag of Upper Austria: The flag of Upper Austria is a white over red bicolor. 1938– Flag of ...
Austria’s far right FPO party is the frontrunner for Sunday’s elections. How did it get here?
Austria's Beer Party will run in this year's parliamentary election even though it's still well short of its own funding target, its leader said on Tuesday, buoyed by growing support and choosing ...