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July 07, 2008, Vice chancellor and Minister of Finance Wilhelm Molterer (ÖVP)
announced to cancel the government coalition with the SPÖ
because of its recent drift from earlier mutually agreed positions.
June 27, 2008, Minister of the Interior Günther Platter (ÖVP)
leaves government to become head of the Tyrolean provincial government.
His successor is Maria Fekter (ÖVP).
June 20, 2008, Secretary of state Heidrun Silhavy (SPÖ) was announced
as successor of Doris Bures (SPÖ) as minister of women affairs.
June 16, 2008, in the wake of declining approval government coalition
party SPÖ designated minister of infrastructure Werner Faymann (SPÖ)
as the new party head, taking the position from chancellor
Alfred Gusenbauer (SPÖ).
Minister of women affairs Doris Bures (SPÖ) leaves the government and
returns to her former position as an executive manager of the party.
Result of the election for the Tyrolean state parliament
on June 08, 2008.
Party
ÖVP
Fritz
SPÖ
FPÖ
Grüne
DC
KPÖ
non conform
non voters
Percent
40,44%
18,29%
15,65%
12,66%
10,40%
1,38%
1,18%
1,77%
37,87%
Seats
16 -4
7 +7
5 -4
4 +2
4 -1
- -
- -
Turn-out 63,13%
April 24, 2008, national parliament agreed to the Treaty of Lisbon.
Despite its repercussions on Austria's sovereignty government decided
against a plebiscite.
Result of the election for the Lower Austria state parliament
on March 09, 2008.
Party
ÖVP
SPÖ
FPÖ
Grüne
other groups
non conform
non voters
Percent
54,29%
25,64%
10,54%
6,81%
2,73%
2,27%
26,90%
Seats
31 =
15 -4
6 +4
4 =
- -
Turn-out 73,10%
January 11, 2007,
During coalition negotiations with previous government party ÖVP,
SPÖ chairman Alfred Gusenbauer dropped his campaign promises
and abandoned claims on key ministries, in order to get the SPÖ party
back into government.
His inauguration as Austrian chancellor was accompanied by protests
from students and nationwide voices of alienated SPÖ voters.
SPÖ members of the new government coalition:
Alfred Gusenbauer
Chancellor
SPÖ
Ministers:
Werner Faymann
Infrastructure
SPÖ
Maria Berger
Justice
SPÖ
Erwin Buchinger
Social Affairs
SPÖ
Claudia Schmied
Education, Culture
SPÖ
Norbert Darabos
Defence
SPÖ
Doris Bures
Women
SPÖ
Secretaries of State:
Christoph Matznetter
Finance
SPÖ
Christa Kranzl
Infrastructure
SPÖ
Heidrun Silhavy
Chancellors Office
SPÖ
ÖVP members of the new government coalition:
Ministers:
Wilhelm Molterer
Finance, Vice chancellor
ÖVP
Martin Bartenstein
Economics, Labour
ÖVP
Josef Pröll
Agriculture, Environment
ÖVP
Andrea Kdolsky
Health
ÖVP
Günther Platter
Home Office
ÖVP
Ursula Plassnik
Foreign Affairs
ÖVP
Johannes Hahn
Science
ÖVP
Secretaries of State:
Hans Winkler
Foreign Affairs
ÖVP
Christine Marek
Economics
ÖVP
Reinhold Lopatka
Sports
ÖVP
Result of the election for the Austrian national parliament
on October 01, 2006.