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Election analysis Austria

Austria elected a new parliament on 29 September. In her analysis for the EU Election Monitor, Johanna Edthofer analyses the election results and highlights the European policy implications of possible coalition alliances.

The National Council election on 29 September 2024 changed the political landscape in Austria significantly. The right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) came first in a nationwide election for the first time since 1945. There are now two realistic scenarios: A heterogeneous three-party coalition or a government that includes the FPÖ. At EU level, an Austrian federal government under an FPÖ Federal Chancellor could utilise the veto options in the European Council and the Council of the EU in future.

Austria Election Analysis_Edthofer_GER (PDF 600,7 kB)