The Christian Social Party was a major conservative political party in the Cisleithanian crown lands of Austria-Hungary and under the First Austrian Republic, from 1891 to 1934. The party was affiliat
Lueger (2nd from right) and CS party fellows, about 1905
The leaders of Austrian antisemitism: Prince Louis of Liechtenstein and Karl Lueger (L'Antijuif, 1899)
Antisemitic CS poster of 1920, depicting a Judeo-Bolshevik serpent choking the Austrian eagle; Text: "German Christians – Save Austria!"
Ernst Streeruwitz
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Ernst Streeruwitz was an Austrian military officer, businessman, political scientist and politician. A member of the industrialist wing of the Christian Social Party, Streeruwitz served on the Nationa
A soldier of the 7th Bohemian Dragoons (Duke of Lorraine's) on a 1903 picture postcard
Ignaz Seipel, the leader of the Christian Social Party, was Streeruwitz's mentor and immediate predecessor as chancellor.
Karl Renner, the leader of the Social Democratic Party and Streeruwitz's notional main opponent