Incumbents
Events
January 10 – the Criminal Court of Vienna acquitted former Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) leader Heinz-Christian Strache , citing lack of proof. January 29 – 2023 Lower Austrian state election : Incumbent Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) remains strongest with slightly less than 40%, the party's weakest result in Lower Austria yet. February 5 – Avalanches kill eight tourists across the Austrian Alps . March 5 – 2023 Carinthian state election : Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) loses 9% of votes but remains strongest party with roughly 39% of votes. March 17 – In Lower Austria, the ÖVP forms a coalition with the FPÖ. March 30 – Lawmakers from the right-wing Freedom Party of Austria walk out from the lower house of Austria's parliament during a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy , as a protest against the violation of Austria's national principle of neutrality . March 31 – In Carinthia , the SPÖ renews its coalition with the ÖVP. April 23 – 2023 Salzburg state election : Following the election, a coalition between ÖVP and FPÖ was agreed on, the first of its kind in Salzburg. April 24 –June 3 – 2023 Social Democratic Party of Austria leadership election : Hans Peter Doskozil initially leads in the non-binding member vote, but Andreas Babler is officially elected as new chairman during a party congress in Linz on June 3. May 30 – Three people are killed during a fire at a hospital in Mödling . June 30 – Wiener Zeitung , one of the oldest newspapers still published in the world, ends its daily print after 320 years (1703). September 12 – At Salzburg Zoo , a zookeeper is killed and another is injured by a rhinoceros in its enclosure. The zoo remains closed. October 11 – Police in Vienna , announce that they have banned a pro-Palestinian protest over mentions of "from the river to the sea " in invitations and the characterization of the protest as a call for violence. November 3 – A small plane en route from Zagreb , Croatia , crashes as it approached Salzburg , killing four people. November 13 – Justice Minister Alma Zadić announces the allocation of € 33 million (around US$ 35 million) to compensate approximately 11,000 LGBT people affected by the country's historical discriminatory laws. Sports
Deaths
January January 6 January 7 – Walter Intemann , 78, businessman and politician (b. 1944) January 10 – Traudl Hecher , 79, World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist (b. 1943) January 17 – Richard Oesterreicher , 90, conductor and jazz musician (b. 1930) January 18 January 19 – Norbert Sattler , 71, kayaker and water slalomist (b. 1951) January 21 January 27 – Martin Purtscher , 94, politician (b. 1928) November References
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