Jorge Serrano Elias vs Leopold Figl

Serrano Elias won the 1990 presidential election as the candidate of the Solidarity Action Movement, becoming the first evangelical Protestant president in Latin America.

Serrano dissolved Congress, suspended the constitution, and dismissed the Supreme Court, attempting to consolidate power. The move was condemned internationally and by domestic institutions.

Facing massive protests, military pressure, and international isolation, Serrano resigned and fled to Panama. His self-coup collapsed after just nine days, leading to a constitutional succession.

Leopold Figl became the first Chancellor of the Second Austrian Republic after the November 1945 elections, leading a grand coalition government. He oversaw the reconstruction of Austria after World War II, including economic recovery and political stabilization.

Under Figl's chancellorship, Austria participated in the Marshall Plan, receiving significant US economic aid. This aid was crucial for rebuilding infrastructure, stabilizing the currency, and laying the foundation for Austria's post-war economic growth.

Leopold Figl, as Federal Chancellor, signed the Austrian State Treaty on May 15, 1955, at the Belvedere Palace in Vienna. The treaty restored Austria's sovereignty and ended the Allied occupation, with Austria pledging permanent neutrality.

Figl traveled to Moscow in April 1955 to negotiate with the Soviet Union. The resulting Moscow Memorandum secured Soviet agreement to the State Treaty in exchange for Austria's declaration of permanent neutrality, modeled on Switzerland.