EuropeViennaUpdated Apr 2026
Austria
Austria's last tracked vote was the Austria 2024 Parliamentary Election in 2024.
Wikimedia Commons image of Austria.
What stands out
- 76 parties compete for just 2 tracked governing offices.
- Capital
- Vienna
- Government
- federal parliamentary republic
- Population
- 9.0 million
The Read
Austria — federal parliamentary republic, in Europe, ~9.0 million people — is a sovereign state run from Vienna.
In Austria the prime minister governs only as long as parliament lets them. The presidency, if it exists, is usually a referee — not the show.
Austria's political landscape includes 2 elections, 76 political parties, and 2 offices.
