Christopher Luxon vs Engelbert Dollfuss

Luxon led the National Party to victory in the general election, winning 48 seats. He formed a coalition government with ACT New Zealand and New Zealand First, becoming the 42nd Prime Minister of New Zealand.

Luxon was sworn in as Prime Minister on January 25, 2024, succeeding Chris Hipkins. He became the first former Air New Zealand CEO to hold the office.

Luxon negotiated a coalition agreement with ACT New Zealand and New Zealand First, forming a three-party government. The agreement included policy compromises on tax, resource management, and social issues.

Luxon's government delivered its first budget, focusing on tax relief, infrastructure spending, and public sector cuts. The budget aimed to stimulate economic growth while reducing government debt.

In March 1933, Dollfuss used a parliamentary procedural crisis to suspend the National Council and rule by emergency decree. He banned the Communist Party, the Nazi Party, and eventually the Social Democratic Party, establishing a one-party authoritarian state known as the Austrofascist regime.

In February 1934, Dollfuss ordered the military and police to attack Social Democratic Party strongholds in Vienna and other cities. The conflict lasted several days, resulting in hundreds of deaths and the outlawing of the Social Democratic Party and its paramilitary organization, the Republikanischer Schutzbund.

On July 25, 1934, Austrian Nazis, with support from Germany, stormed the Federal Chancellery in Vienna. Dollfuss was shot and died from his wounds. The coup attempt failed to seize power, but Dollfuss's death marked a major escalation in Nazi pressure on Austria.