 Between 1970 and 1999, it governed the country either alone or with a junior partner, and all but two of the Presidents of Austria since 1945 have either been members of the SPÖ or nominated by it.Originally having a high following among blue-collar workers, it sought to expand its focus on middle class and white-collar workers in the late 1950s.In the 1990s, it started viewing privatization of nationalised industries more openly, after large losses of state owned enterprises came to light.