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The country of ''' Austrian ParliamentAustria''' ({{lang-de|Österreichischeselects Parlament}})its government using a system sometimes referred to as a "[[proportional representation]]" system. The Austrian Parliament is the [[bicameralism|bicameral]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Council, Federal Council and Federal Assembly|url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/ENGL/PERK/NRBRBV/|access-date=2020-12-23|website=www.parlament.gv.at}}</ref> federal [[legislature]] of the [[ Wikipedia:Austrian Republic|Austrian Republic]]. It consists of two chambers – the [[ Wikipedia:National Council (Austria)|National Council]] and the [[ Wikipedia:Federal Council (Austria)|Federal Council]]. In specific cases, both houses convene as the [[ Wikipedia:Federal Assembly (Austria)|Federal Assembly]]. The legislature meets in the [[ Wikipedia:Austrian Parliament Building|Austrian Parliament Building]] in [[ Wikipedia:Vienna|Vienna]]. ▼{{Short description|Federal legislature of Austria}}
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{{Infobox legislature
| name = Austrian Parliament
| native_name = {{small|Österreichisches Parlament}}
| transcription_name =
| legislature =
| coa_pic = Oesterreichisches_Parlament_Logo_2019.png
| coa_res = 250
| coa_alt = Logo of the Parliament of Austria
| house_type = Bicameral
| body =
| houses = [[National Council (Austria)|National Council]] <br> [[Federal Council (Austria)|Federal Council]]
| leader1_type = [[President of the National Council (Austria)|President of the National Council]]
| leader1 = [[Wolfgang Sobotka]]
| party1 = ([[Austrian People's Party|ÖVP]])
| election1 = 20 December 2017
| leader2_type = [[List of Presidents of the Federal Council (Austria)|President of the Federal Council]]
| leader2 = [[Christian Buchmann]]
| party2 = ([[Austrian People's Party|ÖVP]])
| election2 = 1 January 2021
| members = 244<br>
* 183 (National Council)
* 61 (Federal Council)
| house1 = [[National Council (Austria)|National Council]]
| house2 = [[Federal Council (Austria)|Federal Council]]
| structure1 = File:Nationalrat Österreich (current composition).svg
| structure1_res = 250
| political_groups1 =
'''[[Second Kurz government|Government]] (97)'''
* {{colorbox|#63C3D0|border=darkgray}} [[Austrian People's Party|ÖVP]] (71)
* {{colorbox|{{The Greens – The Green Alternative/meta/color}} |border=darkgray}} [[The Greens - The Green Alternative|Greens]] (26)
'''[[Opposition (politics)|Opposition]] (86)'''
* {{colorbox|{{Social Democratic Party of Austria/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]] (40)
* {{colorbox|{{Freedom Party of Austria/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} [[Freedom Party of Austria|FPÖ]] (30)
* {{colorbox|{{NEOS – The New Austria/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} [[NEOS – The New Austria|NEOS]] (15)
* {{color box|#DDDDDD|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Independents]] (1)
| structure2 = Bundesrat Österreich (current composition).svg
| structure2_res = 250
| political_groups2 =
'''[[Second Kurz government|Government]] (27)'''
*{{Colorbox|{{Austrian People's Party (2017)/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} [[Austrian People's Party|ÖVP]] (23)
*{{colorbox|{{The Greens – The Green Alternative/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} [[The Greens – The Green Alternative|Greens]] (4)
'''[[Opposition (politics)|Opposition]] (34)'''
*{{Colorbox|{{Social Democratic Party of Austria/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]] (20)
*{{Colorbox|{{Freedom Party of Austria/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} [[Freedom Party of Austria|FPÖ]] (14)
| voting_system1 = [[Proportional representation]]
| voting_system2 = Appointment by [[States of Austria|State Landtage]]
| last_election1 = [[2019 Austrian legislative election|29 September 2019]]
| last_election2 =
| session_room = Austria Parlament Front-Ausschnitt.jpg
| session_res = 260px
| session_alt = Parliament Building, Vienna
| meeting_place = [[Austrian Parliament Building|Parliament Building]] <br> [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]
| website = [http://www.parlament.gv.at parlament.gv.at]
| footnotes =
}}
{{Politics of Austria}}
▲The '''Austrian Parliament''' ({{lang-de|Österreichisches Parlament}}) is the [[bicameralism|bicameral]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Council, Federal Council and Federal Assembly|url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/ENGL/PERK/NRBRBV/|access-date=2020-12-23|website=www.parlament.gv.at}}</ref> federal [[legislature]] of the [[Austrian Republic]]. It consists of two chambers – the [[National Council (Austria)|National Council]] and the [[Federal Council (Austria)|Federal Council]]. In specific cases, both houses convene as the [[Federal Assembly (Austria)|Federal Assembly]]. The legislature meets in the [[Austrian Parliament Building]] in [[Vienna]].
==Overview==
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The '''[[Wikipedia:National Council (Austria)|National Council]]''' is composed of 183 members elected through [[proportional representation]] in a general election. The legislative period lasts five years, elections are held earlier if the National Council prematurely moves for its own dissolution. The National Council is the dominant (albeit 'lower') house in the Austrian Parliament, and consequently the terms ''Parliament'' and ''National Council'' are commonly used synonymously.
The '''[[Wikipedia:Federal Council (Austria)|Federal Council]]''' is elected indirectly, through the provincial assemblies (''[[Wikipedia:Landtag|Landtage]]e'') of the nine [[Wikipedia:States of Austria|States]] of the Federal RepublicAustria]], and reflects the [[Wikipedia:Distribution of seats in the Austrian Landtage|distribution of seats in the Austrian Landtage]]. The states are represented in the Federal Council roughly in accordance to the size of their populations. Seats are redistributed among the states following each general census, and the overall size of the chamber varies slightly as a result. The current Federal Council is composed of 61 delegates. With regard to most issues, the Federal Council only possesses a dilatory right of veto which can be overridden by the National Council. However, the Federal Council enjoys absolute veto powers over bills intended to alter the powers of either the states, or of the Federal Council itself.
The '''[[Wikipedia:Federal Assembly (Austria)|Federal Assembly]]''' (''Bundesversammlung'') is a body whose function is mostly ceremonial in nature, and consists of the members of both houses of Parliament. The Federal Assembly convenes only rarely, for instance to witness the inauguration of the [[President of Austria|Federal President]]. It might be noted, however, that under exceptional circumstances the [[Austrian constitution]] endows the Federal Assembly with significant responsibilities. An example of this would be its pivotal role in the hypothetical impeachment of a [[President of Austria|Federal President]].
Both houses of Parliament, as well as the Federal Assembly, convene in the [[Austrian Parliament Building|Parliament building]] located on [[Vienna|Vienna's]] [[Ringstraße]]. From 2017 to 2020 they convene in the [[Hofburg#Redoute Wing|Redoute Wing of the Hofburg]] due to a reconstruction of the Parliament building.
==See also==
* [[wikipedia:Constitution of Austria]]
* [[Austrian Parliament Building]] ▼* [[Imperial Council (Austria)]], the legislature between 1861 and 1918
* [[Imperial Diet (Austria)]], 1848–1849
==References==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Austrian Parliament}}
*[https://www.parlament.gv.at/ENGL/ The Austrian Parliament - Official Homepage]
[[Category: Politics of Austria |Parliament]] ▼{{Parliaments in Europe}}
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▲* [[ {{fromwikipedia|Austrian Parliament Building]]}}
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