The Greens Salzburg
| The Greens Salzburg | |
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| State party leader | Heinrich Schellhorn |
| Club hostess | Kimbie Humer-Vogl |
| Country Managing Director | Rudi Hemetsberger |
| Headquarters | Glockengasse 6 5020 Salzburg |
| Seats in state parliaments |
3/36 ( LTW 2018 / MPs ) |
| Alignment | Social democracy |
| Website | www.salzburg.gruene.at |
Die Grünen Salzburg or Die Grünen - Die Grüne Alternative Salzburg is the autonomous regional organization of the Austrian party Die Grünen - Die Grüne Alternative in the state of Salzburg . The Greens Salzburg have been represented in the Salzburg state parliament with three mandates since 2018 .
history
The Salzburg Greens have their roots in the city of Salzburg, where several citizens' initiatives emerged in the 1970s that focused on preserving the living space, the old town and improving civil rights. Two months before the municipal council election in October 1977, several groups finally came together to form the United Citizens Lists - Rettet Salzburg ( Citizens List Salzburg ). The citizens' list immediately achieved a 5.6% share of the vote and moved into Salzburg's municipal council with the mandataries Herbert Fux and Richard Hörl. Encouraged by their electoral success, the citizens' list also ran for the state elections in 1979 , but missed a nationwide candidacy and thus clearly failed to enter the state parliament. In contrast to this, however, the citizens' list was a great success in the municipal council elections in 1982, with 17.7% of the vote or six seats. Johannes Voggenhuber , later federal spokesman for the Greens and a member of the European Parliament, was also the first green politician in Europe to take on an executive role and became city councilor for environmental protection, spatial planning, transport and the preservation of the old town.
After the electoral success of the citizens' list in the city of Salzburg, the Greens ran under the name GABL (Green Alternative Citizens List) in the state elections in 1984 , although the list could compete nationwide with the exception of the Tamsweg district. However, the list failed to make it into the state parliament again with 4.3%, whereby the GABL also cost the GABL the appearance of the similar list The Greens Austria's votes. In the municipal council elections in 1987, the citizens 'list lost two seats, whereupon the loose citizens' initiative began to develop into the Green Party. Finally, the citizens' list together with the Greens succeeded in the state elections in 1989 under the name Bürgerliste Salzburg - Stadt, Greens (BL), the nationwide candidacy and with 6.2% and two seats in the Salzburg state parliament for the first time, with the seats from the Grödig municipal council as well as state spokesman for the Salzburg-Land citizens' list Christian Burtscher and the psychologist Karoline Hochreiter were accepted. In the municipal council elections in 1992, the citizens' list was able to celebrate a success with a total of seven mandates and the appointment of the vice-mayor's chair for Johann Padutsch . The Greens were also able to improve their results in the 1994 state elections , where they were able to increase to three seats and achieve club status. For the subsequent state elections, the Salzburg-Land citizens' list was renamed “The Greens - the Green Alternative Salzburg”, with the Greens running with a completely new management team. The Greens slipped to 5.4% and lost another mandate, Cyriak Schwaighofer and Heidi Reiter subsequently became members of the state parliament. As a parliamentary group spokesman, Schwaighofer subsequently led the Greens as the top candidate in the state elections in 2004 and 2009, whereby the Greens won two seats with 8.0% and 7.4% respectively and thus failed to achieve club status. In return, the Greens were able to obtain a basic mandate in the state of Salzburg for the first time in the 2002 National Council election, whereupon Heidemarie Rest-Hinterseer moved in as a member of the National Council. In 2006 she was replaced by Birgit Schatz .
In 2011, Cyriak Schwaighofer retired from his top position, whereupon his Landtag colleague Astrid Rössler , who in turn succeeded Heidi Reiter in the Landtag in 2009, was elected the new state spokeswoman for the Greens with 93.5%. Rössler also leads the Salzburg Greens in the 2013 state elections .
In the National Council election in October 2017, the Greens from Salzburg were unable to renew their basic mandate for the first time since 2002.
After the state elections in Salzburg in 2018 , the Greens lost three mandates in the state parliament and one mandate in the Federal Council and thus the right to inquire with the federal government.
Program and goals
The Salzburg Greens have set their goals and their purpose as a party in their statutes. In addition to the unification and gathering of the “Movement for Democracy and the Environment in Salzburg”, the Salzburg Greens place particular emphasis on social justice and solidarity with foreign, socially excluded people and people with disabilities. Furthermore, they stand up for solidarity with the needs of children, young people and the elderly. In addition, according to their self-definition, the Salzburg Greens stand for an alternative, sustainable economy and for cultural development. In contrast, according to their statutes, the Salzburg Greens oppose “fascist, racist, militarist, sexist and other undemocratic ways of thinking and expressions” and, following the statutes, strive for integration, tolerance, peacefulness, the search for networking opportunities and synergies and the creation of mutual trust.
Structure and organs
Membership in the Salzburg Greens
Anyone who is committed to the principles and statutes of the Salzburg Greens can apply for membership in the Salzburg Greens. In addition, the applicants may not be members or candidates of any other party or unfriendly campaigning group that is running for the European Parliament, the National Council or the Landtag. A minimum age of 16 years is required to exercise the voting rights associated with membership. The state board decides on the written application for membership. Honorary memberships can be awarded by the state assembly. If members violate the principles of the Salzburg Greens, they can be expelled from the state assembly by means of a 2/3 majority, whereby a candidacy for another party is automatically counted as a declaration of resignation.
National Assembly
The state assembly is the highest decision-making body of the Salzburg Greens and meets at least twice a year. It is convened by the state committee, which can also convene extraordinary state assemblies and must convene one at the request of more than 10% of the members of the party. Unless otherwise stipulated, the state assembly makes its decisions with a simple majority, whereby all members of the Salzburg Greens are entitled to vote. A 2/3 majority is required to pass resolutions on the principles and goals of the party, amendments to the statutes, the exclusion of members, the dismissal of the entire state board or individual state board members, and the merger and dissolution of the party. The main tasks of the state assembly also include the resolution on the annual budget and the confirmation of the annual accounts, the resolution on government participation at state level, the election of government members, the election of the state spokesman, the financial officer and the other members of the state board, the election of the auditors, the delegates to the extended federal executive committee or the members to be sent by the state assembly to the federal congress as well as the decision on the admission of sub-organizations.
State Committee
The state committee (in other federal states "extended state board") is the second highest political body of the Salzburg Greens after the state assembly. It meets at least six times a year and at least once every three months. Under the chairmanship of the state managing director, the tasks of the state committee include, for example, the coordination of state-wide work, the taking of decisions within the framework of the program and the resolutions of the state assembly, the election of the state manager and the inclusion or exclusion of green community groups. The state committee itself is made up of the members of the state executive, the spokesmen for the six political districts, the other delegates to the extended federal executive, the delegates of the sub-organizations, the state parliament members and any government members at state and city level as well as mayors and members of parliament. If less than half of the members of the State Committee are women, the Green Women can also nominate as many members until gender parity is established.
State Board
The state board of the Salzburg Greens represents the party externally. He prepares the budget draft and the budget account, concludes service contracts and conducts day-to-day business within the framework of the resolutions of the state assembly and the state committee. It also decides on the admission of members, convenes the district assemblies and, in agreement with the state committee, the state assemblies and also makes decisions within the framework of the program and the resolutions of the state assembly and the state committee on all questions that are not first submitted to a state committee due to their urgency can be. The state board consists of three representatives elected by the state assembly, the state manager and one delegate each from the state parliamentary group, the parliamentary group and the Green Education Workshop. The state executive also includes the finance officer, another representative of the parliamentary group and a member of the extended federal executive, each without voting rights. The members of the state board are elected for two years.
Country spokesman, financial officer and country manager
The state spokesman is elected by the state assembly from among the voting members of the state board. He represents the party externally and is responsible for the implementation of the political decisions of the state executive as well as the coordination of the work between the state executive and the other organs of the party and the federal organization together with the state manager. The managing director himself is elected by the state committee for two years and is responsible for coordinating all internal agendas. In particular, he is responsible for the management of the state office and personnel management, organizes the preparation and implementation of the meetings of the state executive committee and coordinates the work between the state executive committee and the other organs of the state party or the federal party. He also represents the party when concluding legal transactions and organizes the flow of information. The finance officer handles the budget and prepares the budget together with the state board.
Election results
Municipal council elections
The Salzburg Greens have so far celebrated successes in municipal council elections, especially with the citizens' list in the city of Salzburg and in the Salzburg-Land district. Overall, however, measured against the results of state elections, their performance remained modest. In the 2004 municipal council elections, the Greens achieved 3.0% of the vote, or 64 seats. While the Greens were able to achieve six mandates with 15% in the city of Salzburg, they only achieved 4.8% or 34 mandates in the Salzburg-Umgebung district. In the Hallein district the Greens received 4.5% or 11 seats, in the Sankt Johann im Pongau district 2.3% or 10 seats. The Greens did the worst in the Zell am See district with 0.6% or three seats; in the Tamsweg district, the Greens did not run in any municipality.
The Salzburg Greens were only just able to keep their 2004 result in the 2009 municipal council elections with a share of the vote of 2.9% or 62 mandates. With 17.% or seven mandates, however, the citizens' list in the city of Salzburg again achieved a strong result. The Greens also achieved an increase in the Salzburg-Umgebung district with 5.4% or 39 mandates. In contrast, the Greens lost a lot in the Hallein districts (2.5% or six seats) and in the Sankt Johann im Pongau district (0.9% and four seats). There was a slight increase in the Zell am See district to 0.8% or 4 mandates and in the Tamsweg district to 1.0% or 2 mandates.
State elections
In state elections, the Salzburg Greens have always performed best in the Salzburg electoral district , where they achieved their highest value with 13.3% in 2009. The Greens were also just above the national average in the Salzburg-Umgebung state electoral district , where they recently achieved 7.9%. The last time the Greens achieved their third-best result was in the Hallein constituency , the Greens even achieved their second-best constituency result in this constituency in 1994. In the state elections in 2009, however, the Greens here, with 6.7%, fell well behind the result of the Salzburg area. In the other constituencies of St. Johann im Pongau , Tamsweg and Zell am See , the Greens did not get more than 3% to 4% in the 2009 state elections.
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Council election 2017: This is how Salzburg voted on October 15, 2017
- ^ Kurier: To Salzburg: Greens lose the right to inquire at the federal level . Article dated April 23, 2018, accessed April 23, 2018.
- ^ Salzburg state election: ÖVP again more federal councilors than SPÖ . Parliamentary Correspondence No. 452 of April 23, 2018, accessed on April 23, 2018.
- ↑ orf.at: ÖVP is growing strongly, SPÖ and Greens are losing . Article dated April 22, 2018, accessed April 23, 2018.
- ^ Office of the Salzburg state government: Municipal elections 2009. Municipal council / mayor elections. Part I: Text volume. Salzburg 2009 ( Memento of the original from November 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 7.8 MB)
