Editing Politics of Austria (section)

=== Government ===
{{Main|Austrian Federal Government}}

The federal [[Second Kurz government|cabinet]] consists of the Federal Chancellor appointed by the president and a number of ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the chancellor. The federal cabinet answers to the National Council and can be forced to resign through a [[motion of no confidence]].<ref name=bka />

Brigitte Bierlein's [[Bierlein government|cabinet]] consisted of top civil servants (''Spitzenbeamten)'' <ref group="Note">A ''Spitzenbeamter'' is the top civil servant in a department, cf. [[Permanent Secretary|Permanent Secretaries]] in British politics</ref> and current and retired jurors. [[Clemens Jabloner]] was Vice-chancellor.

Based on the results of the 29 September 2019 National Council elections, in which the ÖVP emerged as the strongest party, the president asked Sebastian Kurz to form a new coalition government. Van der Bellen, formerly a leader of the Green Party, expressed the wish for high inclusion of women in the new cabinet. Women had parity in the caretaker government.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://kurier.at/politik/inland/livestream-kurz-erhaelt-auftrag-zur-regierungsbildung/400639817|title=Bundespräsident Alexander Van der Bellen erteilte dem ÖVP-Chef heute den Auftrag zur Regierungsbildung, hatte aber einige Wünsche parat.|date=7 October 2019|work=Kurier|access-date=7 October 2019}}</ref>