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Austria Government Power Map: Who Selects Whom

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🇦🇹 Government power map

Who selects whom in Austria?

Name: Austria formal government power map
Creator: Electionpedia

Federal parliamentary republic

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About this system

Official Austrian Parliament sources connect direct national elections, Provincial Diet selection of the Federal Council, presidential appointment of Government, National Council no-confidence power, government-proposed presidential dissolution, shared Constitutional Court nominations, and Constitutional Court review of legislative and executive acts.

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13 formal relationships drawn · 5 sources · Verified 2026-08-28

The dots

Institutions represented on this map.

Each institution below has an attached source. Being listed does not imply an unshown formal relationship.

public

The people

Directly elect the National Council and the Federal President.

legislature

National Council

The directly elected lower chamber passes laws and can force Government or an individual minister to step down through no confidence.

legislature

Provincial Diets

Provincial legislatures elect and delegate members of the Federal Council.

legislature

Federal Council

Represents the Provinces in federal legislation and proposes specified Constitutional Court members.

head of state

Federal President

Is directly elected, appoints and dismisses Government, may dissolve the National Council on Government proposal, and appoints the Constitutional Court.

executive