German nationalism in Austria an independent Austria, rejected his merger proposal, Strasser said "Don't talk to me about Austria. There is no Austria ... there was once a living corpse which called itself Austria ... that this Austria collapsed in 1918 was a blessing ... particularly for the German people, who were thereby given the chance to create a Greater Germany." After this, tensions between the Nazis and Austrofascists worsened, culminating in the July Putsch of 1934, when Nazis attempted to overthrow the government. Whilst they managed to assassinate chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss, the putsch was quickly crushed by the police, army, and Heimwehren. In
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