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Austria

Austria

StaleSovereign state

Austria

Primary executive

Stale
Christian Stocker
Original_DSC1068 · Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten · CC BY · Original

Christian Stocker

Head of government Active

Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria · Principal · De jure

Head of state

Alexander Van der Bellen
Originalaudiovisual.ec.europa.eu · Christophe Licoppe / European Commission · CC BY · Original

Alexander Van der Bellen

Head of state Active

Federal President of the Republic of Austria · Principal

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026
Executive system
Parliamentary republic · One primary executive function
Dominant executive office
Head of government
Why this office is primary
The Federal President is directly elected and holds constitutional reserve powers, but day-to-day political leadership rests with the Federal Chancellor and the Government responsible to the National Council.

Latest election

Completed

2024 Austrian National Council election

Sep 29, 2024 · Parliamentary election

Electoral system
Proportional representation in regional, provincial and national stages for 183 National Council seats.
Published result
FPO · 28.8% · 57 Seats; OVP · 26.3% · 51 Seats; SPO · 21.1% · 41 Seats; NEOS · 9.1% · 18 Seats; Greens · 8.2% · 16 Seats
Federal Ministry of the Interior - 2024 National Council election

Current policy issues

  1. 1Budget consolidation and economic growthFederal Chancellery of Austria - Government documents and programme, Federal Chancellery of Austria - Government statement of Chancellor Stocker
  2. 2Migration, security and integrationFederal Chancellery of Austria - Government documents and programme, Federal Chancellery of Austria - Government statement of Chancellor Stocker
  3. 3Pensions and sustainable social protectionFederal Chancellery of Austria - Government documents and programme
  4. 4Energy security and climate policyFederal Chancellery of Austria - Government documents and programme
  5. 5Education and digital public-sector reformFederal Chancellery of Austria - Government documents and programme, Federal Chancellery of Austria - Government statement of Chancellor Stocker

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
167
Active in source
30
Historical in source
0
parties shown
100
Founded
Apr 17, 1945
Ideology
Christian democracy, conservatism, Christian democracy
Political spectrum
Centre-right
Party leadership
Axel Melchior, Christian Stocker
ActiveWikidataOpen profile
More parties (88)

Administration

Partial

Austrian Federal Government

Current

Aug 9, 2026 · 0 Party

Legislature

Partial

National Council of Austria

Federal Council of Austria

Elections

Partial

Austria — Parliamentary election — 2019-09-29

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 29, 2019

Completed

Austria — European Parliament — 2019-05-26

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 26, 2019

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 2017-10-15

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 15, 2017

Completed

Austria — European Parliament — 2014-05-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 25, 2014

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 2013-09-29

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 29, 2013

Completed

2010 Austrian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Apr 25, 2010

Completed

Austria — European Parliament — 2009-06-07

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 7, 2009

Completed

2008 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Sep 28, 2008

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 2008-09-28

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 28, 2008

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 2006-10-01

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 1, 2006

Completed

Austria — European Parliament — 2004-06-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 13, 2004

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 2002-11-24

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 24, 2002

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1999-10-03

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 3, 1999

Completed

Austria — European Parliament — 1999-06-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 13, 1999

Completed

Austria — European Parliament — 1996-10-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 13, 1996

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1995-12-17

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 17, 1995

Completed

Austria — European Parliament — 1995-01-01

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jan 1, 1995

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1994-10-09

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 9, 1994

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1990-10-07

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 7, 1990

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1986-11-23

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 23, 1986

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1983-04-24

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 24, 1983

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1979-05-06

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 6, 1979

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1975-10-05

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 5, 1975

Completed

1971 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Oct 10, 1971

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1971-10-10

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 10, 1971

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1970-03-01

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 1, 1970

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1966-03-06

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 6, 1966

Completed

1962 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Nov 18, 1962

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1962-11-18

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 18, 1962

Completed

1959 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

May 10, 1959

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1959-05-10

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 10, 1959

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1956-05-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 13, 1956

Completed

1953 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Feb 22, 1953

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1953-02-22

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Feb 22, 1953

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1949-10-09

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 9, 1949

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1945-11-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 25, 1945

Completed

1930 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Nov 9, 1930

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1930-11-09

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 9, 1930

Completed

1927 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Apr 24, 1927

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1927-04-24

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 24, 1927

Completed

1923 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Oct 21, 1923

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1923-10-21

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 21, 1923

Completed

1920 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Oct 17, 1920

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1920-10-17

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 17, 1920

Completed

Austria — Parliamentary election — 1919-02-16

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Feb 16, 1919

Completed

Candidates

Partial

Sources

15

  1. 1Federal Chancellery of Austria - Federal Chancellor Christian Stockercitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2Federal President of Austria - Office of the Federal Presidentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3Austrian Parliament - Alexander Van der Bellen sworn in for second termcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4Federal Chancellery of Austria - Governments since 1945citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5Austrian Parliament - Members and parliamentary entitiescitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6Austrian Parliament - Current National Council seat calculationcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  7. 7Federal Ministry of the Interior - 2024 National Council electioncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  8. 8Austrian Parliament - Elections and legislative periodcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  9. 9Federal Chancellery of Austria - Government documents and programmecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  10. 10Federal Chancellery of Austria - Government statement of Chancellor Stockercitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  11. 11Official institutions of AustriaOFFICIAL-PUBLIC-RECORD · Aug 10, 2026
  12. 12CIA World LeadersUS-GOV-PD · Aug 9, 2026
  13. 13WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  14. 14Wikimedia CommonsPER-FILE · Aug 9, 2026
  15. 15Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Western Europe

France. Primary executive: Sébastien Lecornu. Head of state: Emmanuel Macron. PartialAustria. Primary executive: Christian Stocker. Head of state: Alexander Van der Bellen. StaleGermany. Primary executive: Friedrich Merz. Head of state: Frank-Walter Steinmeier. PartialSwitzerland. Primary executive: Guy Parmelin, Swiss Federal Council. PartialLuxembourg. Primary executive: Luc Frieden. Head of state: Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. ConflictingBelgium. Primary executive: Bart De Wever. Head of state: Philippe of Belgium. PartialNetherlands. Primary executive: Rob Jetten. Head of state: William Alexander of the Netherlands. Partial
AustriaPrimary executive: Christian StockerHead of state: Alexander Van der BellenStale
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