Austrian Parliament

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The Austrian Parliament is the bicameral federal legislative body of Austria, consisting primarily of the National Council and the Federal Council, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
federal legislative body
architecturalStyleOfBuilding Greek Revival
buildingArchitect Theophil Hansen
buildingCompletionYear 1883
buildingLocation Ringstrasse, Vienna
constitutionalBasis Federal Constitutional Law of Austria
country Austria
electoralSystemLowerHouse proportional representation
establishedInYear 1920
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasCommittee special committees
standing committees
hasPart Federal Council
National Council
jurisdiction Austria
surface form: Republic of Austria
languageUsed German
legislativeChamber Federal Council
National Council
location Vienna
lowerHouse National Council
meetsIn Austrian Parliament Building
surface form: Parliament Building, Vienna
meetsInBuilding Austrian Parliament Building
numberOfChambers 2
oversees implementation of federal laws
power approves federal budget
can express no confidence in the federal government
elects certain federal officials
passes federal laws
predecessor Imperial Council (Reichsrat)
surface form: Imperial Council (Austria)
reestablishedInYear 1945
represents Austrian people
federal provinces of Austria
responsibleFor federal legislation
overseeing the federal government of Austria
sessionType committee sessions
plenary sessions
shortName Parlament
supervises Austrian federal government
surface form: Federal Government of Austria
termLengthLowerHouse 5 years
upperHouse Federal Council
website https://www.parlament.gv.at

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Freedom Party of Austria representedIn Austrian Parliament
this entity surface form: Federal Council of Austria
Federal Chancellor reportsTo Austrian Parliament
subject surface form: Federal Chancellor of Austria
this entity surface form: National Council of Austria
House of Lords (Austria) successor Austrian Parliament
this entity surface form: Federal Council (Austria)
Michael Hainisch memberOf Austrian Parliament
this entity surface form: National Council of Austria
Theodor Körner memberOf Austrian Parliament
this entity surface form: Austrian National Council
plenary chamber of the National Council usedBy Austrian Parliament
this entity surface form: National Council of Austria
plenary chamber of the National Council partOf Austrian Parliament
plenary chamber of the National Council governingBody Austrian Parliament
this entity surface form: National Council of Austria
House of Lords of the Imperial Council successorBody Austrian Parliament
this entity surface form: Federal Council of Austria (indirectly, as later upper house)
Landtag of Tyrol higherLevelParliament Austrian Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of Austria