Ulrich Habsburg-Lothringen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Austrian politician
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Place of Birth: Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria
About Ulrich Habsburg-Lothringen
- Ulrich Habsburg-Lothringen (born 1941 in Wolfsberg, Austria) is an Austrian forester and politician, who was formerly in the Green Party of Austria, but is now non-partisan.
- He is a member of the Habsburg Family and wanted to participate the election for the Austrian Federal President in the 2010 election.
- However, being member of a formerly ruling family, he was not eligible to do so.
- That law has been cancelled since, so he can now participate.
- He thought about another try for the following presidential election, which was held in April 2016, but finally decided to endorse the non-partisan judge Irmgard Griss instead. He is the nephew of former Austrian Crown Prince Otto von Habsburg.
- All parties in the Austrian National Council voted for allowing members of ruling or formerly ruling families to participate on national elections. Another of Ulrich's proposal is to re-introduce nobility titles in Austria.
- The Green Party, of which he was member, does not support his proposal.
- The right-wing FPÖ supports it though.
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