Social Democratic Party of Austria Hitler was increasingly influencing political affairs in Austria. Nazi Germany was increasing the pressure by scheming and manipulating political events, as well as planning and carrying out terrorist attacks on infrastructure within Austria. The successor of Dollfuß, the conservative chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg tried a new round of talks with the outlawed social-democrats and even the monarchists, in order to stabilise the situation again. The Socialist favoured democracy, but were lukewarm to the concept of an independent Austria. The majority of conservatives wanted to keep an independent Austria, however in the form of an Austro-fascist regime. The extreme fighting and
Chancellor of Austria the President's consent to implement greater decisions. Furthermore neither the Ministers nor the Vice-Chancellor report to the Chancellor, or can even be dismissed by him. In legislature the Chancellor's actual power depends on the size of his affiliated parliamentary group. In case of a coalition government, the Chancellor commonly is the leader of the party most represented in the National Council, with the leader of the party able to grant a majority, usually serving as the Vice-Chancellor. In a majority government with only one ruling party, the Chancellor could be seen as the nation's most powerful person. The first Austrian