Austrian presidential election 2016

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Austria held the first round of a presidential election on 24 April 2016, with a run off scheduled for 22 May 2016 as no candidate managed to win an absolute majority in the first vote.

The anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPÖ) secured victory in the first round on 24 April 2016. Norbert Hofer of the FPÖ won 35.3% of the votes in a landmark win for the party. The second round of voting took place on 22 May 2016 between Norbert Hofer and Alexander van der Bellen of the Greens.

Candidates from the two governing coalition parties - the Social Democrats (SPÖ) and centre-right coalition partners the People’s Party (ÖVP) - failed to make the run-off.

Emmanuel Sigalas stated in the LSE EuroppBlog on 1 March 2016 that while the post itself was largely ceremonial, the election would be a key test of the relative standing of each of the main parties. He wrote that the contest was likely to be dominated by the issue of the migration crisis and the creeping influence of the Freedom Party of Austria’s (FPÖ) anti-immigration platform over the Austrian government.

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Austria was due to hold a rerun of its presidential election on 2 October 2016, following the Constitutional Court of Austria’s decision on 1 July 2016 to annul Alexander Van der Bellen’s narrow victory in May. Mario Gavenda and Resul Umit in a LSE EuroppBlog on 11 August 2016 assessed the lessons to be taken from the first election. They noted that concerns over Brexit may have strengthened the appeal of the pro-EU Van der Bellen, but that recent terrorist incidents could also see support drift toward the Freedom Party’s candidate Norbert Hofer.

Austria’s Interior Ministry said on 9 September 2016 it was considering postponing the re-run of the election that was scheduled for 2 October 2016 on technical grounds after ballot papers for postal voting turned out to be damaged.

The confirmation was announced on 12 September, with the indication of possible new dates for November or December. On 21 September 2016 Austria's parliament approved a new date of 4 December 2016 for the presidential election re-run.

In addition to the English language sources highlighted above you can gain much further information via the following German language sources:

Österreichische Bundespräsidentenwahl 2016

Offizielle Informationen:
Bundespräsidentenwahl:
- Offizielle Wahlinformationen
- Ergebnisse
- Briefwahl
- Wahlanfechtung
- Wahlrecht
- Vergleich der Kandidaten
- Norbert Hofer
- Alexander Van der Bellen
Österreichische Präsidentschaftskanzlei: Wahlergebnis 2016
Österreichers Bundesministerium für Inneres:
- Bundespräsidentenwahl 2016
- Gesamt Ergebnis erster Wahldurchgang
- Ergebnis erster Durchgang pro Bundesland
- Gesamtergebnis zweiter Wahldurchgang
Wahlanfechtung gemäß Art 141 B-VG der Freiheitlichen Partei Österreichers
Verfassungsgericht: Anfechtung wird stattgegeben
Help.gv.at:
- Wiederholung der Stichwahl
- Bundespräsidentenwahlen
Data.gv.at: Suchergebnisse zu Bundespräsidentenwahl

Kandidaten und ihre Parteien
Norbert Hofer:
- Wahl Homepage
- Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs
Alexander Van der Bellen:
- Wahl Homepage
- Van der Bellen 2016
- GewerkschafterInnen für Alexander Van der Bellen
Meine Abgeordneten:
- Alexander Van der Bellen
- Norbert Hofer
Wikipedia:
- Nobert Hofer
- Alexander Van der Bellen
- Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs
- Die Grünen

Online Informationen
Wahlinformation.at: Wahlinformationen Bundespräsidentenwahlen
Institut für Strategieanalysen: Wahlanalyse Stichwahl Bundespräsidentschaft 2016
Markt Meinung Mensch: Umfragen zur Wahlwiederholung
Wikipedia:
- Bundespräsident
- Österreichische Bundespräsidentenwahl 2016
Österreichwahl: Ergebnisse und Hochrechnungen
Wahlkabine

Medien
ORF:
- Wahl 2016
- Schwerpunktberichterstattung
Der Standard:
- Inland: Bundespräsident
- Suchergebnisse: Bundespräsidentenwahl 2016
- Suchergebnisse: Bundespräsidentenwahl Ergebnisse
- Blog: Ab in die Hofburg
- Kandidatenprofil: Alexander Van der Bellen
- Kandidatenprofil: Norbert Hofer
- Wer wen gewählt hat
Die Presse:
- Bundespräsidentenwahl 2016
- Präsidentenloge: Blog zur Hofburg-Wahl
Kleine Zeitung: Hofburgwahl
Kurier: Bundespräsidentenwahl
Profil:
- Bundespräsidentenwahl in Österreich 2016
- Bundespräsidentenwahl [Suchergebnisse]
- Analyse: Warum die jungen Österreicher Van der Bellen und Hofer wählen
Der Falter: Suchergebnisse Bundespräsidentenwahl
Vienna News: Bundespräsidentenwahl 2016

Blogs
Zur Politik: Bundespräsidentenwahl
Pen Austria: Erklärung zur Bundespräsidentenwahl
Bundespräsident: Die Online-Plattform zur Bundespräsidentschaftswahl 2016
Neuwal: Wahlumfragen zur Bundespräsidentenwahl
Die Substanz: #BP Wahl 2016
Robert Misik:
- Bundespräsidentenwahl
- Bundespräsident

Source Link Link to Main Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_presidential_election,_2016
Related Links
Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 01.03.16: Austria’s presidential election is set to be another vote dominated by the issue of immigration http://bit.ly/1QjVs1h
IFES: Election Guide: Austria http://www.electionguide.org/countries/id/15/
Robert Schuman Foundation: European Elections Monitor: Austria http://www.robert-schuman.eu/en/the-european-elections-monitor/3-austria
ESO: Background information: Austrian restrictions trigger domino effect across Balkan refugee route http://www.europeansources.info/record/austrian-restrictions-trigger-domino-effect-across-balkan-refugee-route/
EurActiv, 23.03.16: Austrian presidential race heats up as election date draws near http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/austrian-presidential-race-heats-up-as-election-date-draws-near/
Blog: Presidential Power, 06.04.16: Austria – Will the April presidential elections bring an end to the SPÖ-ÖVP dominance of federal politics? http://presidential-power.com/?p=4686
VoteWatch Europe, 11.04.16: How will the Austrian presidential elections influence EU’s (migration) policy and TTIP? http://www.votewatch.eu/blog/how-will-the-austrian-presidential-elections-influence-eus-migration-policy-and-ttip/
EurActiv, 13.04.16: Little appetite for ‘Austro-Exit’ in the Alps http://www.euractiv.com/section/all/news/little-appetite-for-austro-exit-in-the-alps/
Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 22.04.16: Austria’s presidential election: The next president will likely be an active one http://bit.ly/1qF5h1k
Deutsche Welle, 23.04.16: Presidential election exposes Austrian angst http://dw.com/p/1IahL
ESO: Background information: Austrian far-right party sweeps first round of presidential election http://www.europeansources.info/record/austrian-far-right-party-sweeps-first-round-of-presidential-election/
ESO: Background information: Runoff vote in Austria [Lead-up to the 2nd Round of Presidential Election, 22 May 2016] http://www.europeansources.info/record/runoff-vote-in-austria-austrian-presidential-vote-goes-down-to-the-wire/
ESO: Background information: Left-winger van der Bellen wins Austrian presidential election http://www.europeansources.info/record/left-winger-van-der-bellen-wins-austrian-presidential-election/
ESO: Background information: Austria’s highest court overturns presidential runoff http://www.europeansources.info/record/austrias-highest-court-overturns-presidential-runoff/
Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 11.08.16: Austria’s presidential race is heading for a third round – here are the lessons from the first two http://bit.ly/2aLJ4N4
ESO: Background information: Re-run of Austria’s presidential vote to be postponed http://www.europeansources.info/record/re-run-of-austrias-presidential-vote-to-be-postponed/
ESO: Find more information on 2016 Autrian Presidential Elections http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=Presidential%20Election%20Austria%20&searchOption=all

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