Staatsregierung, Provisorische#

State Government, Provisional, provisional Austrian government founded under the chairmanship of Karl Renner in Vienna on April 27, 1945, at first recognised only by the Soviet Union. It was composed of equal numbers of members of the Oesterreichische Volkspartei (Austrian People's Party, OeVP), Sozialdemokratische Partei Oesterreichs (Austrian Social Democratic Party, SPOe) and Kommunistische Partei Oesterreichs (Austrian Communist Party, KPOe). Was enlarged by representatives of the western provinces on September 26; also recognised by the western allies on October 19, 1945; conducted the elections of November 25, 1945 and ended when the new Federal Government was established on December 20, 1945.