80 years Re-establishment of the Republic: Head of State holds ceremony

On Friday in the Schweizergarten in front of the state foundation monument of the restoration of the Republic of Austria in 1945, the head of the state commemorated in pouring rain

Austria's political leader commemorated the re-establishment of Austria in 1945 in pouring rain. Speeches were not planned. The Guard Music of the Federal Army played the federal and European anthem. It framed the ceremony with a military ceremony. In the Swiss garden, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP), Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler (SPÖ), Minister of Defence Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP) and Secretar…

Federal President Van der Bellen, Chancellor Stocker and Vice-Chancellor Babler commemorate the Austrian Declaration of Independence of 27 April 1945.

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the proclamation of independence, well-known contemporary historian Oliver Rathkolb clears up some myths, such as neutrality, and regrets that the Second Republic has lost its optimism.

With a state act, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen will commemorate the restoration of the Republic of Austria exactly 80 years ago on Sunday. In his prepared speech, which the APA has presented, the head of state not only pays tribute to the organized resistance during the Nazi dictatorship, but also to the "spirit of compromise" between previously hostile political groups.

"Republic is a promise of peace, freedom, equality and prosperity – SPÖ stood at the cradle of the Republic, defends the rule of law and strengthens democracy On 27 April 1945, with the signing of the Austrian Declaration of Independence and the constitution of the provisional state government under Dr. Karl Renner, the Second Republic was founded. On the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Second Republic, SPÖ Federal Party Chairman, Vice-C…