In the wake of the May 2019 Ibiza affair, Kurz terminated the coalition agreement and called for a snap election, which was ultimately held on 29 September 2019, after some disagreements over the timing. Kurz announced that his government would run as a minoritytechnocraticcaretaker government in the interim.[2] However, on 27 May 2019, his government was dismissed by the National Council through a motion of no confidence, the first successful parliamentary vote of no confidence in the Second Republic.[3] On 3 June 2019, President Alexander Van der Bellen swore in a technocraticcaretaker government led by Brigitte Bierlein, which held office until the new coalition government between the ÖVP and The Greens was sworn in. A coalition pact of the two highly dissimilar parties was jointly announced by Kurz and Green leader Werner Kogler on New Year's Day 2020.
The alliance of the conservative ÖVP with the Greens is unprecedented at the national level.[4] It emerged from three months of dogged bargaining following the September 2019 parliamentary election, which was won by the ÖVP and the Greens, while the scandal-ridden Freedom Party and the centre-left SPÖ both suffered major setbacks. The FPÖ has since parted ways with its former leader and vice chancellor, HC Strache, but has yet to recover from the legacy of the Ibiza affair and other scandals. Meanwhile, the ÖVP under Kurz had co-opted the anti-foreigner and anti-Islamic stance of the FPÖ and won over previous supporters of the FPÖ while The Greens made a remarkable political comeback by focusing on the core issues of climate change and transparency (open government and fight against corruption). The Greens, which had been thrown out of parliament in 2017 for failure to meet the 4% threshold under Austria's version of the proportional representation system, increased their vote share to an unprecedented level of almost 14% percent, in part at the expense of the traditional centre-left SPÖ, which had failed to adapt to changing times.
As a result of the unlikely partnership between the conservative ÖVP and the Greens, the new government was set to take the charge on combating climate change and is poised to spearhead pro-environment policies in Europe, while also continuing to pursue a hard line on immigration and internal security. The latter includes deportation of migrants and pretrial detention of persons deemed a risk to public safety.[5] In announcing his party's switch to an alliance with the Greens, Kurz declared that it is possible to protect both the environment and the country's borders; he asserted that both parties were able to realise their campaign promises in the joint government programme, which the Greens overwhelmingly ratified at a national party congress convened on 4 January 2020 in Salzburg.[6][7] The Second Kurz government (dubbed Kurz-Kogler) was sworn in on 7 January 2020 by President Van der Bellen, who himself is an erstwhile leader of the Greens; Kogler serves as vice-chancellor.
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The First Kurz government German Erste Bundesregierung Kurz or Kurz I for short was the 30th Government of Austria in office from 18 December 2017 until 3 June 2019 It succeeded the Kern government formed after the 2017 legislative election Sebastian Kurz chairman of the centre right Austrian People s Party known by its initials in German as OVP reached an agreement on a coalition with the far right Freedom Party of Austria FPO setting the stage for Kurz to become chancellor of Austria the youngest head of government in Europe for the first time 1 First Kurz government30th Cabinet of AustriaDate formed18 December 2017 2017 12 18 Date dissolved3 June 2019 2019 06 03 People and organisationsAppointed byAlexander Van der BellenChancellorSebastian Kurz 2017 2019 Hartwig Loger Acting 2019 Vice ChancellorHeinz Christian Strache 2017 2019 Hartwig Loger 2019 Member partiesPeople s PartyFreedom Party 2017 2019 Status in legislatureMajority coalition 2017 2019 Semi technocratic minority cabinet 2019 No of ministers13Opposition partiesSocial Democratic PartyFreedom Party 2019 NEOSJETZTOpposition leaderChristian Kern 2017 2018 Pamela Rendi Wagner 2018 2019 HistoryElection s 2017 legislative electionPredecessorKern governmentSuccessorBierlein governmentIn the wake of the May 2019 Ibiza affair Kurz terminated the coalition agreement and called for a snap election which was ultimately held on 29 September 2019 after some disagreements over the timing Kurz announced that his government would run as a minority technocratic caretaker government in the interim 2 However on 27 May 2019 his government was dismissed by the National Council through a motion of no confidence the first successful parliamentary vote of no confidence in the Second Republic 3 On 3 June 2019 President Alexander Van der Bellen swore in a technocratic caretaker government led by Brigitte Bierlein which held office until the new coalition government between the OVP and The Greens was sworn in A coalition pact of the two highly dissimilar parties was jointly announced by Kurz and Green leader Werner Kogler on New Year s Day 2020 The alliance of the conservative OVP with the Greens is unprecedented at the national level 4 It emerged from three months of dogged bargaining following the September 2019 parliamentary election which was won by the OVP and the Greens while the scandal ridden Freedom Party and the centre left SPO both suffered major setbacks The FPO has since parted ways with its former leader and vice chancellor HC Strache but has yet to recover from the legacy of the Ibiza affair and other scandals Meanwhile the OVP under Kurz had co opted the anti foreigner and anti Islamic stance of the FPO and won over previous supporters of the FPO while The Greens made a remarkable political comeback by focusing on the core issues of climate change and transparency open government and fight against corruption The Greens which had been thrown out of parliament in 2017 for failure to meet the 4 threshold under Austria s version of the proportional representation system increased their vote share to an unprecedented level of almost 14 percent in part at the expense of the traditional centre left SPO which had failed to adapt to changing times As a result of the unlikely partnership between the conservative OVP and the Greens the new government was set to take the charge on combating climate change and is poised to spearhead pro environment policies in Europe while also continuing to pursue a hard line on immigration and internal security The latter includes deportation of migrants and pretrial detention of persons deemed a risk to public safety 5 In announcing his party s switch to an alliance with the Greens Kurz declared that it is possible to protect both the environment and the country s borders he asserted that both parties were able to realise their campaign promises in the joint government programme which the Greens overwhelmingly ratified at a national party congress convened on 4 January 2020 in Salzburg 6 7 The Second Kurz government dubbed Kurz Kogler was sworn in on 7 January 2020 by President Van der Bellen who himself is an erstwhile leader of the Greens Kogler serves as vice chancellor Contents 1 Composition 1 1 Leadership 1 2 Ministers 1 3 Chancellery ministers 1 4 State secretaries 2 Actions 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksComposition editPortrait Name Office Took office Left office Party Federal Home StateLeadership edit nbsp Sebastian Kurz Chancellor of Austria 2017 2019 18 December 2017 28 May 2019 OVP nbsp Vienna nbsp Hartwig Loger Acting Chancellor of Austria 2019 Vice Chancellor of Austria 2019 Minister of Finance 2017 2019 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 OVP nbsp Styria nbsp Heinz Christian Strache Vice Chancellor of AustriaMinister of Civil Service and Sports 18 December 2017 22 May 2019 FPO nbsp ViennaMinisters edit nbsp Eckart Ratz Minister of the Interior 22 May 2019 3 June 2019 Independent nbsp Vorarlberg nbsp Herbert Kickl 18 December 2017 22 May 2019 FPO nbsp Carinthia nbsp Karin Kneissl Minister for Europe Integration and Foreign Affairs 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 Independent FPO nominated nbsp Vienna nbsp Josef Moser Minister of Constitutional Affairs Reforms Deregulation and Justice 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 Independent OVP nominated nbsp Tyrol nbsp Johann Luif Minister of Defence 22 May 2019 3 June 2019 Independent nbsp Burgenland nbsp Mario Kunasek 18 December 2017 22 May 2019 FPO nbsp Styria nbsp Heinz Fassmann Minister of Education Science and Research 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 Independent OVP nominated Born abroad nbsp Walter Poltner Minister of Labor Social Affairs Health and Consumer Protection 22 May 2019 3 June 2019 Independent nbsp Vienna nbsp Beate Hartinger Klein 18 December 2017 22 May 2019 FPO nbsp Styria nbsp Valerie Hackl Minister of Transport Innovation and Technology 22 May 2019 3 June 2019 Independent nbsp Vienna nbsp Norbert Hofer 18 December 2017 22 May 2019 FPO nbsp Styria nbsp Elisabeth Kostinger Minister of Sustainability and Tourism 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 OVP nbsp Carinthia nbsp Margarete Schrambock Minister of Digital and Economic Affairs 8 January 2018 3 June 2019 OVP nbsp Tyrol nbsp Juliane Bogner Strauss acting Minister of Civil Service and Sports 22 May 2019 3 June 2019 OVP nbsp StyriaChancellery ministers edit nbsp Gernot Blumel Chancellery minister for the EU Arts Culture and Media 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 OVP nbsp Vienna nbsp Juliane Bogner Strauss Chancellery minister for Women Families and Youth 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 OVP nbsp StyriaState secretaries edit nbsp Hubert Fuchs State secretary in the Ministry of Finance 18 December 2017 22 May 2019 FPO nbsp Salzburg nbsp Karoline Edtstadler State secretary in the Ministry of the Interior 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 OVP nbsp SalzburgSee also Federal Ministries Austria Actions editMain article Actions of the first Kurz cabinetSee also editPolitics of AustriaReferences edit Kurz Set to Become Austrian Chancellor Backed by Nationalists Bloomberg 18 December 2017 Retrieved 18 December 2017 Austria s Kurz Turns to Technocrat Cabinet as Populists Ousted Bloomberg 20 May 2019 Retrieved 21 May 2019 Kabinett Kurz verliert Misstrauensabstimmung orf at in German 27 May 2019 Retrieved 27 May 2019 Nada Bashir Tara John 2 January 2020 Austria coalition deal is balance of far right and environmental policies CNN Retrieved 5 January 2020 Nada Bashir Tara John 2 January 2020 Austria coalition deal is balance of far right and environmental policies CNN Retrieved 5 January 2020 Associated Press 4 January 2020 Austria s Greens vote to enter government with People s party The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 5 January 2020 tagesschau de Grune in Osterreich stimmen fur Koalition mit OVP tagesschau de in German Retrieved 5 January 2020 External links editGovernment members Archived 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Neue OVP FPO Regierung steht Retrieved from https en 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