Austrian legislative election 2019
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The Austrian legislative election of 2019 was a snap parliamentary election that reshaped the country’s political landscape, leading to significant gains for the Greens and the formation of a new coalition government under Sebastian Kurz.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative election
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snap election ⓘ |
| causeOfSnapElection |
Ibiza affair
NERFINISHED
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collapse of ÖVP–FPÖ coalition ⓘ |
| coalitionAgreementFocus |
climate policy
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migration policy ⓘ |
| coalitionPartnersAfterElection |
Austrian People’s Party
NERFINISHED
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The Greens – The Green Alternative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2019-09-29 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralThreshold | 4% ⓘ |
| governmentFormedAfterElection | Second Kurz government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greenParty | The Greens – The Green Alternative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greenPartyAbbreviation | Greens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greenPartyLeader | Werner Kogler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greenPartySeats | 26 ⓘ |
| greenPartyVoteShare | 13.9% ⓘ |
| largestParty | Austrian People’s Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestPartyAbbreviation | ÖVP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestPartyLeader | Sebastian Kurz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestPartySeats | 71 ⓘ |
| largestPartyVoteShare | 37.5% ⓘ |
| liberalParty | NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liberalPartyAbbreviation | NEOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liberalPartyLeader | Beate Meinl-Reisinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liberalPartySeats | 15 ⓘ |
| liberalPartyVoteShare | 8.1% ⓘ |
| mainIssue | corruption scandal involving FPÖ leadership ⓘ |
| nextElection | Austrian legislative election 2024 ⓘ |
| parliamentElected | National Council of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postElectionChancellor | Sebastian Kurz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postElectionCoalition | ÖVP–Greens coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | Austrian legislative election 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondLargestParty | Social Democratic Party of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondLargestPartyAbbreviation | SPÖ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondLargestPartyLeader | Pamela Rendi-Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondLargestPartySeats | 40 ⓘ |
| secondLargestPartyVoteShare | 21.2% ⓘ |
| significance |
ended participation of FPÖ in federal government
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first federal-level ÖVP–Greens coalition in Austria ⓘ marked strong gains for the Greens ⓘ |
| thirdLargestParty | Freedom Party of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdLargestPartyAbbreviation | FPÖ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdLargestPartyLeader | Norbert Hofer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdLargestPartySeats | 31 ⓘ |
| thirdLargestPartyVoteShare | 16.2% ⓘ |
| totalSeatsContested | 183 ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | 75.6% ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutComparedTo2017 | increased ⓘ |
| year | 2019 ⓘ |
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