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The 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 Federal Council is elected indirectly, through the provincial assemblies (Landtage) of the nine States of the Federal Republic, and reflects the 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 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 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 Federal President.
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this template message The Austrian Parliament German Osterreichisches Parlament is the bicameral 1 federal legislature of the Austrian Republic It consists of two chambers the National Council and the Federal Council In specific cases both houses convene as the Federal Assembly The legislature meets in the Austrian Parliament Building in Vienna Austrian Parliament Osterreichisches ParlamentTypeTypeBicameralHousesNational Council Federal CouncilLeadershipPresident of the National CouncilWolfgang Sobotka OVP since 20 December 2017President of the Federal CouncilGunter Kovacs SPO since 1 January 2023StructureSeats24461 Federal Council 183 National Council Federal Council political groupsGovernment 31 OVP 25 Greens 6 Opposition 30 SPO 18 FPO 11 NEOS 1 National Council political groupsGovernment 97 OVP 71 Greens 26 Opposition 86 SPO 40 FPO 30 NEOS 15 Independent 1 ElectionsFederal Council voting systemAppointment by State LandtageNational Council voting systemProportional representationNational Council last election29 September 2019Meeting placeParliament Building Vienna AustriaWebsiteparlament gv at Contents 1 Overview 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksOverview EditNational Council 183 members elected directly in general elections term of office 5 years Federal Council variable membership currently 61 members elected indirectly through provincial diets revolving membership term of delegates varies by provinceFederal Assembly joint session of both houses The 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 Federal Council is elected indirectly through the provincial assemblies Landtage of the nine States of the Federal Republic and reflects the 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 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 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 Federal President Both houses of Parliament as well as the Federal Assembly convene in the Parliament building located on Vienna s Ringstrasse From 2017 to 2022 they convened in the Redoute Wing of the Hofburg due to a reconstruction of the Parliament building See also EditConstitution of Austria Austrian Parliament Building Imperial Council Austria the legislature between 1861 and 1918 Imperial Diet Austria 1848 1849References Edit National Council Federal Council and Federal Assembly www parlament gv at Retrieved 2020 12 23 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Austrian Parliament The Austrian Parliament Official Homepage Engl version Austrian Parliament National Council Seating DE version Austrian Parliament Federal Council Seating DE version 48 12 29 N 16 21 33 E 48 20806 N 16 35917 E 48 20806 16 35917 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Austrian Parliament amp oldid 1157503169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
