Austria Report

After a period of unprecedented turbulence in Austrian politics – including several major scandals and the creation of an all-technocrat government – Austria has more recently found its way back to the calmer waters of stable democratic party governance. However, the exceptionally high turnover rate among chancellors has also marked the years of the current ÖVP-Green government, formed in early 2020, with three chancellors: Sebastian Kurz, 2020 – 2021; Alexander Schallenberg, October – December 2021; and Karl Nehammer, since December 2021.