2016 Austrian presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2016_Austrian_presidential_election

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:ballot_system	two-round system
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Austria
gptkbp:date	24 April 2016
gptkbp:first_time_since_1951	Austrian president not from SPÖ or ÖVP runoff required
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2016 Austrian presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent	gptkb:Heinz_Fischer
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Austria
gptkbp:mainCandidate	gptkb:Alexander_Van_der_Bellen gptkb:Andreas_Khol gptkb:Norbert_Hofer gptkb:Rudolf_Hundstorfer gptkb:Irmgard_Griss gptkb:Richard_Lugner
gptkbp:nextEdition	gptkb:2022_Austrian_presidential_election
gptkbp:notableEvent	closest presidential election in Austrian history first Green-backed president elected in Austria rise of right-wing populism in Austria runoff annulled and re-run
gptkbp:number_of_candidates_(first_round)	6
gptkbp:officeContested	Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:German
gptkbp:oversees	gptkb:Austrian_Constitutional_Court
gptkbp:previousEdition	gptkb:2010_Austrian_presidential_election
gptkbp:reason_for_annulment	irregularities in the counting of postal votes
gptkbp:result_(first_round)	Alexander Van der Bellen: 21.3% Andreas Khol: 11.1% Irmgard Griss: 18.9% Norbert Hofer: 35.1% Richard Lugner: 2.3% Rudolf Hundstorfer: 11.3%
gptkbp:result_(runoff,_annulled)	Alexander Van der Bellen: 50.3% Norbert Hofer: 49.7%
gptkbp:result_(runoff,_re-run)	Alexander Van der Bellen: 53.8% Norbert Hofer: 46.2%
gptkbp:runnerUp	gptkb:Freedom_Party_of_Austria_(FPÖ) gptkb:Norbert_Hofer
gptkbp:runoff_annulled	1 July 2016
gptkbp:runoff_re-run_date	4 December 2016
gptkbp:runoffDate	22 May 2016
gptkbp:term_length_for_winner	6 years
gptkbp:type	direct popular vote
gptkbp:voter_turnout_(runoff)	72.7%
gptkbp:voterTurnout	68.5%
gptkbp:winner	gptkb:Alexander_Van_der_Bellen gptkb:Independent_(supported_by_The_Greens_–_The_Green_Alternative)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2010_Austrian_presidential_election gptkb:Andreas_Khol gptkb:Norbert_Hofer gptkb:Rudolf_Hundstorfer
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7