2017 Austrian legislative election
EventElections and Referendums
Austrian National Council election won by the ÖVP
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2017 Austrian legislative election
- Elections and Referendums
Austria held a snap legislative election on 15 October 2017 to elect the 26th National Council. It followed the dissolution of the coalition government between the Social Democratic Party of Austria and the Austrian People's Party. The ÖVP became the largest party, winning 31.5% of the vote and 62 of 183 seats. Coalition talks between ÖVP leader Sebastian Kurz and Freedom Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache led to the first Kurz government in December.
- Election date
- 15 October 2017
- Largest party
- Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)
- Government formed
- First Kurz government, 18 December
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- 2017 Austrian legislative election (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q19311231
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
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