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  President of Austria information - Search.com
However, as a practical matter, all the President ever does is fulfill purely ceremonial duties: much like British monarchs, holders of the office of President of Austria are bound by constitutional convention to aim at being nonpartisan custodians of political morality, to serve as symbols of national identity, and not to intervene in actual politics.
The president does not have the power to veto bills, his or her signature is a technical formality notarizing that the bill has been introduced and resolved upon in accordance with the procedure stipulated by the constitution.
Should the President die, be impeached, be removed from office as a result of impeachment or recall, or for some other reason be hindered from fulfilling his or her role for a period of more than twenty days, presidential powers and responsibilities devolve upon the college of the three presidents of the National Council.
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However, as a practical matter, all the President ever does is fulfill purely ceremonial duties: much like British monarchs, holders of the office of President of Austria are bound by constitutional convention to aim at being nonpartisan custodians of political morality, to serve as symbols of national identity, and not to intervene in actual politics.
The president does not have the power to veto bills, his or her signature is a technical formality notarizing that the bill has been introduced and resolved upon in accordance with the procedure stipulated by the constitution.
Should the President die, be impeached, be removed from office as a result of impeachment or recall, or for some other reason be hindered from fulfilling his or her role for a period of more than twenty days, presidential powers and responsibilities devolve upon the college of the three presidents of the National Council.
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  Science Fair Projects - List of Federal Presidents of Austria
However, as a practical matter, all the President ever does is fulfill purely ceremonial duties: much like British monarchs, holders of the office of President of Austria are bound by constitutional convention to aim at being nonpartisan custodians of political morality, to serve as symbols of national identity, and not to intervene in actual politics.
The president does not have the power to veto bills, his or her signature is a technical formality notarizing that the bill has been introduced and resolved upon in accordance with the procedure stipulated by the constitution.
Should the President die, be impeached, be removed from office as a result of impeachment or recall, or for some other reason be hindered from fulfilling his or her role for a period of more than twenty days, presidential powers and responsibilities devolve upon the college of the three presidents of the National Council.
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 A List of all the Children of the Presidents of the United States
The only President never to marry, Buchanan was engaged at twenty-eight, but his fiancée died from a sedative overdose.
Nellie was 13 years old when her father became president and only 18 when she was married to the British diplomat Algernon Sartoris (pronounced "sartriss") in a extravagant White House wedding.
President Garfield's assassination was seen first hand, by his own son "Jimmy," at the tender age of 15.
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Pervez Musharraf (pictured) wins indirect elections to remain President of Pakistan, but the Supreme Court states that a winner cannot be declared until it rules on the legality of his candidacy.
General Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: پرويز مشرف) (born August 11, 1943) is the President of Pakistan, the Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army and had become the leader of the country in wake of a coup.
This is a list of British monarchs, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed on, or incorporated, the island of Great Britain, namely: England (united with Wales from 1536) up to 1707; Scotland up to 1707; The Kingdom of Great Britain...
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 List of Federal Presidents of Austria
The first head of state was elected by the Bundesversammlung (consisting of the members of the National Council and of the Federal Council).
In 1920 the period of office for the president was set to four years, with one optional re-election.
In 1951 the president was directly elected by the citizens for the first time in the country's history.
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 ICL - Austria Constitution
Should the Federal Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor simultaneously be prevented from the discharge of their responsibilities, the Federal President entrusts a member of the Federal Government to deputize for the Federal Chancellor.
Should the Federal Government have left office, the Federal President shall entrust members of the outgoing Government or senior civil servants of the Federal departments with continuation of the administration and one of them with the chairmanship of the provisional Federal Government until the formation of the new Federal Government.
Should a Federal Minister be temporarily prevented from discharging his responsibilities, the Federal President entrusts one of the other Federal Ministers or a senior civil servant of a Federal department to deputize for the Minister.
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The Chancellor of Austria (in German: Bundeskanzler) is the head of government in Austria.
The Chancellor is appointed by the President of Austria who is theoretically totally free in his choice.
Thus, a confirmation by the National Council (the Lower House of the Austrian parliament) is not necessary.
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 USA-Presidents.Info - Teddy Roosevelt Third State of the Union Address
Russia and Austria are represented in the persons of the learned and distinguished jurists who compose the Tribunal, while Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway, Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela are represented by their respective agents and counsel.
The Federal inspection, of safety appliances, for which the Congress is now making appropriations, is a service analogous to that which the Government has upheld for generations in regard to vessels, and it is believed will prove of great practical benefit, both to railroad employees and the traveling public.
President McKinley appointed five men who had been active and prominent in the public charities in Washington, all of whom upon taking office July 1, 1900, resigned from the different charities with which they had been connected.
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 Chapter I General Provisions
The Federation, the States, the Districts, the Counties, and the other bodies and institutions established under public law are liable for the injury which persons acting on their behalf in execution of the laws have by illegal behavior culpably inflicted on whomsoever.
Federal laws and the treaties specified in Article 50 will be published with reference to their adoption by the House of Representatives; federal laws based upon a referendum with reference to the result of that referendum.
To assert this responsibility, the Federal Assembly shall on the vote of the House of Representatives or the Senate be convoked by the Federal Chancellor.
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 Politics of Austria
The Federal Assembly of Austria, or parliament, is composed of two houses - the National Council (Nationalrat), or lower house, and the Federal Council (Bundesrat), or upper house.
The 64 members of the Federal Council are elected by the legislatures of the nine provinces for 4- to 6-year terms.
The governors of Austria's nine Laender (provinces) are elected by the provincial legislatures.
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 Female Presidents
During the Civil War the President was killed and as the highest ranking remaining official, she became Acting President (27.10.93-5.2.94).
As Executive President she is also head of the Cabinet, and she is the first female President to have officially appointed a First Lady - her sister, Ruby Moscoso de Young.
Former President of the Socialist Party of Génève, she was President of the Grand Conseil of Génève 1993, Councillor of Finance 1997-2002, Vice-President of the Cantonal Government 2000-01 and President of the Cantonal Government 2001-02.
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 USA-Presidents.Info - Franklin Pierce First State of the Union Address
The interest with which the people of the Republic anticipate the assembling of Congress and the fulfillment on that occasion of the duty imposed upon a new President is one of the best evidences of their capacity to realize the hopes of the founders of a political system at once complex and symmetrical.
Under an arrangement between the agents of the United States and of Austria, he was transferred to the custody of the French consul-general at Smyrna, there to remain until he should be disposed of by the mutual agreement of the consuls of the respective Governments at that place.
The minimum of Federal government compatible with the maintenance of national unity and efficient action in our relations with the rest of the world should afford the rule and measure of construction of our powers under the general clauses of the Constitution.
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 "The Federalism Path", Iraq Elections: Road to Democracy, February 2005
Federalism is as varied as the more than 20 federal republics that exist in the world today.
A federal republic—Yugoslavia would be an example—may fail, but that is far different from saying that the practice of federalism caused the Yugoslav nation to fall apart in the first place.
Federalism is no substitute for the political commitment of national parties and other groups, whether ethnic or geographic, to negotiate in good faith with a common commitment to a shared future as one nation.
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 The Constitution of Austria
The President, the Vice-President, and the other members of the Administrative Court are appointed by the Federal President on the proposal of the Federal Government.
The President, the Vice-President, six additional members, and three substitute members are appointed by the Federal President on the recommendation of the Federal Government; these members shall be selected from among judges, administrative officials, and professors holding a chair in law.
The remaining six members and three substitute members are appointed by the Federal President on the basis of recommendations listing three candidates for each vacancy, the House of Representatives submitting those for three members and two substitute members and the Senate those for three members and one substitute member.
www.helplinelaw.com /law/austria/constitution/austria06.php   (3568 words)

  
 TWATCH-L archives -- September 2002 (#166)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Belko, 30, was one of 8,000 Federation Army soldiers discharged last spring as the entity governments came to the realisation that large militaries are unaffordable.
Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic on Friday denied a statement by the Serbian delegation's coordinator at the commission in charge of drafting the Constitutional Charter Bosko Ristic that the "Montenegrin delegation has already agreed to the indirect election of members of the new state union's parliament".
Presiding officer of the US Board for NATO Bruce Jackson says that Croatia and Yugoslavia are having greater chances to enter the NATO in group of countries, than separately.
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 Female Presidents
Acting President of the Congress and acting Deputy Head of State 1978-79.She was President of Partido Revolucionario de los Izquierda Nazional Gueiler 1979-94, Exile in France 1980-82, Ambassador in Embassy to West Germany 1982-83, and to Venezuela 1983-86 and since 1993 She was deposed by the 129
In 1973-84 Deputy President of Assembléia Nacional Popular, 1975-80 President of the Parliament of Cap Verde (which was in union with Guinea Bissau at the time) 1981-83 Minister of Health and Social Affairs 1984-89 President of Assembléia Nacional Popular, 1989-94 Member the Council of State and 1990-91 Minister of State (Deputy Premier) for Social Affairs.
Former President of the Socialist Party of Génève, she was President of the Grand Conseil of Génève 1993, Councillor of Finance 1997-2002, Vice-President of the Cantonal Government 2000-01 and President of the Cantonal Government 2001-02.
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 The Avalon Project : Alphabetic Title List of all the Avalon Project Documents
The Establishment of the Duchy of Austria; September 17, 1156
Resolution of the Congress, of September 13, 1788, Fixing Date for Election of a President, and the Organization of the Government Under the Constitution, in the City of New York.
Variant Texts of the Plan Presented by Hamilton to the Federal Convention, June 18, 1787.
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 10 Shortest Serving US Presidents - The List Universe
Some presidents seem to have far too long in the Whitehouse (I am not naming names), but some have had so little time that they were barely able to fulfill their duties.
John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President at noon on January 20, 1961.
As president, Fillmore dealt with increasing party divisions within the Whig party; party harmony became one of his primary objectives.
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Roosevelt became president in March 1933 at the depth of the Great Depression, was reelected for an unprecedented three more terms, and died in office in April 1945, less than a month before the surrender of Germany in World War II.
Zbigniew Brzezinski (born 1928 in Warsaw, Poland) was assistant to the president of the United States for national security affairs during the Carter administration (1977-1980).
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 Chancellor of Austria information - Search.com
The Chancellor of Austria (in German: Bundeskanzler) is the head of government in Austria.
The Chancellor is appointed by the President of Austria who is theoretically totally free in his choice.
Thus, a confirmation by the National Council (the Lower House of the Austrian parliament is not necessary.
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