First Republic Christian Social Party (Austria)
anti-semitic cs poster of 1920, depicting judeo-bolshevik serpent choking austrian eagle
however, next year coalition broke , renner resigned on 11 july 1920, succeeded christian social politician michael mayr. both parties agreed on scheduling new elections , national assembly dissolved after had passed constitution of austria on 1 october 1920. upon following 1920 election, cs gained 41.8% of votes cast surpassing social democrats , strongest party entered right-wing coalition newly established nationalist greater german people s party (gdvp). national council parliament, successor of national assembly, re-elected mayr chancellor in november 1920. cs nominated non-partisan michael hainisch, greater german sympathizer, austrian president, elected federal assembly on 9 december.
all chancellors of first austrian republic 1920 onwards members of christian social party, , president wilhelm miklas, succeeded hainisch in 1928. social democrats remained in opposition , concentrated on red vienna stronghold, while austrian political climate polarized on next years.
chancellor mayr had resign chancellor in 1922, after greater german people s party left coalition in disagreement on treaty signed czechoslovak republic concerning sudeten german territories. succeeded ignaz seipel, cs chairmen since 1921. seipel, devout catholic , fierce opponent of social democrats, able re-arrange coalition gdvp , elected chancellor on 31 may 1922. 1929 onwards, party tried form alliance heimwehr movement. because of instability of coalition party leadership decided reform coalition agrarian landbund.
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