Austrians will vote on Sunday, October 1st, 2006 to elect their National Assembly (Nationalrat). Although employment is the central topic of all programs, the proposals to fight unemployment remain vague. The election campaign has been dominated by personal attacks, racist slogans and the scandal of the labour unions' bank. (Ref. 06957)
- ÖVP (Österreichische Volkspartei): Wolfgang Schüssel, president of the conservative party and current chancellor, benefits from a favorable economic situation and a decreasing unemployment rate (5.5 %). He therefore did not hesitate to promise full employment for 2010. The ÖVP wants to continue and increase several programs of “combined wages” already in place. The ÖVP also wants to end youth unemployment. To achieve this goal, the party wants to increase governmental subsidies for the integra
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