On October 15, 2017, parliamentary elections were held in Austria. The final result, released by the Interior Ministry on October 31, 2017, tallied a turnout of 80.0 percent of the 6,400,998 eligible voters.

Austrian Parliament (c) Parlamentsdirektion / Peter Korrak — Austrian Parliament (c) Parlamentsdirektion / Peter Korrak

Here is how Austrians voted:
At stake were 183 seats in the Nationalrat (National Council). Please note that parties with less than 4 percent vote share do not get seats in the Austrian parliament.

Sebastian Kurz's List – the new Austrian People’s Party: 31.5 percent, 62 seats
The Social Democratic Party of Austria: 26.9 percent, 52 seats
Freedom Party of Austria: 26.0 percent, 51 seats
NEOS – The New Austria together with Irmgard Griss, Citizens for Freedom and Responsibility: 5.3 percent, 10 seats
Peter Pilz’s List: 4.4 percent, 8 seats

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From left: Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen with Sebastian Kurz, leader of the new Austrian People's Party and Foreign Minister, on October 20, 2017, at the Hofburg Palace Vienna, Austria
(c) Peter Lechner/HBF

(c) Carina Karlovits/HBF

(c) Peter Lechner/HBF

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