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30-696: For the Viennese election 2015, it formed another electoral alliance with the EU Exit Party. For the legislative election 2017 , party leader Rudolf Pomaroli stood on the ballot of the FLÖ . For the legislative election 2019 , the party aimed to participate in an alliance with the Initiative Homeland and Environment as the Öxit Platform for Homeland and Environment, Neutrality and Direct Democracy which but failed to submit enough signatures for

60-472: A 30-year ban on coalitions with the far-right FPÖ under certain conditions. The party's "values compass" included a set of requirements that any coalition partner had to fulfil, including having a pro-European policy, a commitment to a minimum wage of €1,500 a month, gender equality and upholding human rights. On 27 June Team Stronach announced that they would not contest the elections after founder Frank Stronach decided to stop all financial contributions to

90-589: A Kurz campaign official. The ÖVP are denying that any offers were made. The 183 members of the National Council are elected by open list proportional representation in nine multi-member constituencies based on the states (with varying in size from 7 to 36 seats) and 39 sub-constituencies. Seats are allocated using the Hare method at the sub-constituency level and the D'Hondt at the federal level, with an electoral threshold of 4% or one seat in one of

120-402: A coalition agreement. The talks proved to be successful and led to the formation of the first Kurz government on 18 December. Conservative ÖVP party leader Reinhold Mitterlehner resigned on 10 May. On 14 May Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration Sebastian Kurz was unanimously elected new leader of the ÖVP by the federal party committee and called a snap election . Kurz announced

150-788: A doctorate in law, which he received from the Johannes Kepler University Linz in 1980. He then attended a post-graduate course in association management in Fribourg . From 1980 to 1992 Mitterlehner worked at the Upper Austrian economic chamber, where he assumed various posts, including the head of the marketing department. From 1992 to 2000 he served as the secretary general of the Austrian Economic League (ÖWB) in Vienna . In addition, he

180-741: A participation. 52 of their collected signatures became stolen. This article about an Austrian political party is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2017 Austrian legislative election Christian Kern SPÖ Sebastian Kurz ÖVP Wöginger • Rendi-Wagner • Kickl • Maurer • Meinl-Reisinger • [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Legislative elections were held in Austria on 15 October 2017 to elect

210-1071: The KPÖ+ election alliance between the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) and the Young Greens  [ de ] announced that they collected more than 2600 signatures and will appear on the ballot in every state. Following their expulsion from the Green Party in May, the Young Greens joined the alliance with the Communist Party. On 30 September SPÖ general secretary and campaign manager Georg Niedermühlbichler resigned, following revelations of an internal SPÖ "dirt campaign" directed against ÖVP-leader Sebastian Kurz. The negative Facebook campaigning websites were initiated by former, controversial SPÖ adviser Tal Silberstein who got fired by

240-476: The 26th National Council , the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament. The snap election was called when the coalition government between the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) was dissolved in May by the latter party's new leader Sebastian Kurz . The ÖVP took a strong lead in opinion polls after Kurz's confirmation as leader, and emerged as

270-423: The 39 sub-constituencies. Voters are able to cast a party vote and one preference votes on each the federal, state and electoral district level for their preferred candidates within that party. The thresholds for a candidate to move up the list are 7% of the candidate's party result on the federal level, 10% on the state level and 14% on the electoral district level. Candidates for sub-constituency level are listed on

300-637: The Greens at the start of the campaign, received 4.4% of the vote and won 8 seats. Sebastian Kurz claimed victory on election night. Incumbent Chancellor and SPÖ leader Christian Kern announced that he was willing to consider a coalition with the FPÖ, though he said that the likelihood of such a coalition was very small. Kurz was formally invited to form a government on 20 October, and began coalition talks with FPÖ leader Heinz-Christian Strache four days later. Negotiation teams on both sides were established to work on

330-547: The Young Greens from the party, as well as the coming challenging election campaign. On 19 May, the Green Party committee unanimously elected current Tyrol state party head Ingrid Felipe as its new party leader. However, MEP Ulrike Lunacek was chosen as the party's candidate for the Chancellorship in the 2017 elections. On 14 June, the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) announced that it would drop

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360-425: The ballot while voters need to write-in their preferred candidate on state and federal level. The table below lists parties represented in the 25th National Council . Team Stronach dissolved prior to the election and did not participate. In order to contest the election nationwide, a party (or list) must have the support of three members of parliament or collect 2,600 valid signatures from eligible voters ahead of

390-415: The creation of an independent (but ÖVP-backed) list for the elections under the name "List Sebastian Kurz - The new People's Party" , which would be open to non-ÖVP experts or otherwise-interested people. Green Party leader Eva Glawischnig resigned from all her offices on 18 May, citing family and health-related reasons but also increasing political pressure over the last months following the expulsion of

420-462: The elderly. [REDACTED] Alongside votes for a party, voters were able to cast a preferential votes for a candidate on the party list. The ten candidates with the most preferential votes on a federal level were as follows: On 20 October, Sebastian Kurz was officially instructed by Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen to form a new government. On 22 October, after Sebastian Kurz talked with all party leaders and Chancellor Kern being

450-480: The election in 2013 when 668,810 ballots were requested. It was estimated that roughly 780,000 postal ballots will be cast, or about 15-16% of all ballots cast. The overwhelming majority of postal ballots was counted on Monday, 16 October and a small part on Thursday, 19 October - when the final election result was made official. Issues being debated included immigration, integration, crime and security, tax cuts, job creation/reducing unemployment, pensions and care for

480-417: The election with a list called "Freie Liste Österreich – Liste Dr. Karl Schnell (FLÖ)" . Schnell already has the support of 3 MPs in parliament and won't need to submit 2600 signatures to be on the ballot. On 17 July long-time Green Party MP and founding member Peter Pilz decided to leave the parliamentary club. On 25 June, a majority of Green Party delegates at a convention voted not to renew his spot on

510-404: The elections. Parties may contest the election in individual states only, if they so chose. To do so, they must submit a minimum number of voter signatures that varies by state as follows: Parties were able to collect the signatures between 25 July and 18 August. The state and federal election commissions validated the signatures and announced the qualified parties on 24 August. In addition to

540-582: The largest party in the election, with 31.5% of the vote and 62 of the 183 seats in the National Council. The SPÖ finished second with 52 seats, just ahead of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), which won 51 seats. NEOS was fourth with 10 seats. The Greens failed to pass the 4% electoral threshold and lost parliamentary representation for the first time since winning seats in the 1986 elections . The Peter Pilz List , which had split from

570-478: The last one he talked with, Kern announced that the SPÖ would prepare for opposition starting on Monday, 23 October. On 24 October, Sebastian Kurz officially invited the FPÖ to coalition talks. The FPÖ accepted this offer and first talks started on Wednesday, 25 October. On 16 December, the new ÖVP-FPÖ government was officially presented at a press conference by Sebastian Kurz and Heinz-Christian Strache. As result of

600-403: The most populous state, Lower Austria had the most eligible voters (1,288,802), while Burgenland had the fewest (232,740). After a period of objection, the number of eligible voters was finalized and released on 15 September by the state and federal election commissions. A total of 889,193 postal ballots had been requested ahead of the election, a new record. That number was up significantly from

630-591: The negotiations the ÖVP staffed eight cabinet posts and the FPÖ six. Each party also established an additional State Secretary. President Van der Bellen approved the new government and it was sworn in on 18 December. Reinhold Mitterlehner Reinhold Mitterlehner (born 10 December 1955) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who served as minister of economy in Austria's government from 2008 until 2017. In September 2014 he also became vice chancellor of Austria and chairman of

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660-659: The parties already represented in the National Council (except Team Stronach, which dissolved in August and did not contest the election), eleven parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot. Five of these were cleared to be on the ballot in all states, six of them only in some. According to final numbers, 6,400,993 citizens older than 16 were eligible to vote in the election. A total of 3,307,645 women and 3,093,348 men were eligible to vote. The numbers also included 60,762 Austrians who had their main residence abroad, but who registered in time to vote. Despite Vienna being

690-406: The party a month before. In the days following the revelations and a blame-game about the origins and responsibility in the affair, the ÖVP decided to sue the SPÖ and vice versa. On 6 October PR adviser and former Silberstein associate Peter Puller claimed to have been offered €100,000 by the ÖVP in exchange for internal information on the SPÖ election campaign, citing a meeting between himself and

720-686: The party and stated his intention to leave politics. On 8 July independent 2016 presidential candidate Irmgard Griss joined an electoral alliance with NEOS. Although not a member of the party and despite not participating in their primaries, she was given second place on the NEOS list after party leader Matthias Strolz. This measure was approved by a wide margin among delegates at a party meeting in Vienna. On 14 July, former FPÖ-leader in Salzburg Karl Schnell announced that he would run in

750-439: The party list for the election. Pilz has repeatedly stated interest for running his own list in the election. On 25 July, he presented his new list, Peter Pilz's List , during a press conference. Pilz already has the support of 4 MPs in parliament and won't need to submit 2600 signatures to be on the ballot. On 14 August the SPÖ ended their co-operation with Israeli election adviser Tal Silberstein  [ de ] after he

780-509: The ÖVP. On 9 May 2016 he briefly assumed powers and duties as Acting Chancellor of Austria while his coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party , underwent a change in leadership. After a series of quarrels within the grand coalition as well as his own party, Mitterlehner announced his resignation on 10 May 2017, which became effective on 17 May 2017. Mitterlehner was born in Helfenberg , Upper Austria , on 10 December 1955. He holds

810-642: Was a local politician in Ahorn from 1991 to 1997. He was appointed party chairman for Rohrbach District in May 2002. A member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), Mitterlehner was elected to the Austrian Parliament on 8 February 2000, where he served on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs (2000–2008); the Committee on Economic Affairs (2000–2008); and the finance committee (2003–2008), among others. Meanwhile, also in 2000, Mitterlehner

840-493: Was arrested in Israel on suspicion of money-laundering and corruption. For several years, Silberstein worked as an opinion poll and campaign strategy consultant on behalf of the Social Democratic Party. On 14 August popular Austrian comedian Roland Düringer announced that his satirical, anti-establishment list My Vote Counts! (G!LT) collected more than 2600 signatures and will appear on the ballot in every state. On 16 August

870-546: Was named deputy secretary general of the Austrian federal economic chamber (WKO), holding that post until 2008. Following the 2008 national elections , on 2 December 2008, Mitterlehner was appointed as Federal Minister of Economy, Family and Youth as part of the coalition government led by Chancellor Werner Faymann . In 2008, he was also named vice president of the Austrian Energy Agency. Mitterlehner

900-603: Was one of the leading candidates to succeed Josef Pröll , who left the leadership of the party in April 2011. Instead, from 2011 to 2014 he was deputy federal chairman of the People's Party and only became the successor of Michael Spindelegger as party chairman in September 2014 from whom he also took the position of Vice Chancellor of Austria. At the time, Mitterlehner said he would prefer not to serve as finance minister as well,

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