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In Austria: Political process
The centre-left Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs; SPÖ; until 1991 the Socialist Party) was founded in 1945. It is a successor of the original Social Democratic Party (founded in 1889), which was a driving force in the establishment of the First Austrian Republic in…
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In Austria: Allied occupation
…of the prewar period), 76 Socialists (corresponding to the Social Democrats and Revolutionary Socialists), and 4 Communists. Renner was elected president of the republic; Leopold Figl, leader of the Austrian People’s Party, became chancellor of a coalition cabinet. As the coalition government was formed in proportion to the parties’ strength…
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In Karl Seitz
…named honorary president of the Austrian Socialist Party. He again served in the Nationalrat from 1945 to 1950.
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