The Kern government was the 29th

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, in office from 18 May 2016 to 18 December 2017. It was a

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between the

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(SPÖ) and People's Party (ÖVP), in which

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held the position of

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and

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was

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. Succeeding the

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, following the resignation of Chancellor Werner Faymann amidst the

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, it was succeeded by the

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following the 2017 legislative election. The cabinet was appointed by outgoing

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Heinz Fischer.

Composition

External links

Federal Chancellery of Austria: Government
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