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Home / News / World News / Far-right party wins 1st round of Austrian elections
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    Far-right party wins 1st round of Austrian elections

    Gaurav Jeyaraman
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    Last updated on Apr 25, 2016, 05:46 pm
    Far-right party wins 1st round of Austrian elections
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  • Norbert Hofer of the Freedom party in Austria, won a clear majority in the first round of the Austrian presidential elections.

    Candidates from the two ruling centrist parties failed to even make it into a runoff, coming fourth and fifth each with 11% of the vote.

    Freedom party leader, Heinz-Christian Strache hailed the elections as "the beginning of a new political era" in Austria.

  • In this article
    Austria: A profile Austria's electoral system Large increase in voter count Far-right party wins 1st round of Austrian elections Run-off expected on 22 May What is the significance of these elections?
  • Introduction

    Austria: A profile

    Austria: A profile
  • Austria is a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, with a Federal Chancellor as the head of government, and a Federal President as head of state.

    The President is elected by popular vote for a term of six years and limited to two consecutive terms of office.

    The two major political parties in Austria are the Social Democratic Party of Austria and the People's party.

  • Electoral System

    Austria's electoral system

    Austria's electoral system
  • There are public elections for the post of president in Austria every six years.

    The election is held under a two-round system.

    If no candidate receives more than 50% of votes cast in the first round, then a second ballot occurs (run-off) in which only those two candidates who received the greatest number of votes in the first round may stand.

  • Information

    Large increase in voter count

  • According to the Austrian Election Commission, 6,382,484 Austrian citizens aged 16+ are eligible to vote in the presidential election. Compared with the 2010 presidential election, the number of eligible voters increased by 26,684.

  • 25 Apr 2016

    Far-right party wins 1st round of Austrian elections

    Far-right party wins 1st round of Austrian elections
    Credits:
  • Norbert Hofer of the Freedom party in Austria, won a clear majority in the first round of the Austrian presidential elections.

    Candidates from the two ruling centrist parties failed to even make it into a runoff, coming fourth and fifth each with 11% of the vote.

    Freedom party leader, Heinz-Christian Strache hailed the elections as "the beginning of a new political era" in Austria.

  • Information

    Run-off expected on 22 May

  • According to the norms set by Austria's Election Commission, if no candidate secures a majority of the votes in the first round of the presidential elections, a run-off will be held on 22 May.

  • Significance

    What is the significance of these elections?

    What is the significance of these elections?
  • The results mark a major shake-up in Austrian politics.

    It is the first time that the Socialist's and the People's party, who have ruled Austria either as a majority or in a coalition since World War 2, have not been elected to power.

    The clear victory of the far-right candidate reflects widespread discontent with the status quo and concerns over immigration and the economy.

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