President of the National Council of Austria

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The President of the National Council of Austria is the presiding officer and highest-ranking official of the country’s lower house of parliament, responsible for leading its sessions and representing it externally.

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President of the National Council of Austria canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
political office in Austria
presiding officer role
appointedBy National Council of Austria NERFINISHED
canBeReelected yes
chamber lower house of the Parliament of Austria
country Austria
electedBy members of the National Council of Austria
hasSeat presidium of the National Council chamber
highestRankingOfficialOf National Council of Austria NERFINISHED
inception 1920
jurisdiction Republic of Austria NERFINISHED
languageOfOffice German
legalBasis Federal Constitutional Law of Austria NERFINISHED
Rules of Procedure of the National Council of Austria NERFINISHED
legislativeBody National Council of Austria NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Vienna NERFINISHED
meetsIn Austrian Parliament Building NERFINISHED
memberOf Presidium of the National Council of Austria NERFINISHED
nativeLabel Präsident des Nationalrates NERFINISHED
Präsidentin des Nationalrates NERFINISHED
officeContestedIn internal parliamentary election
officeType presiding officer of a legislative body
speaker of parliament
parliament Parliament of Austria NERFINISHED
partOf Austrian constitutional organs
positionHeldIn National Council of Austria NERFINISHED
presidesOver sessions of the National Council of Austria
rankInStateProtocol high-ranking state office
replaces presiding officers of earlier Austrian parliaments
represents National Council of Austria NERFINISHED
representsExternally National Council of Austria NERFINISHED
responsibility announcing voting results
convening sittings of the National Council
ensuring observance of the rules of procedure
ensuring the administrative functioning of the National Council
granting and withdrawing the floor to speakers
maintaining order during debates
opening and closing sittings of the National Council
putting motions and bills to a vote
representing the National Council in dealings with the Federal Council
representing the National Council in dealings with the Federal Government
representing the National Council in international parliamentary relations
roleIn Austrian federal legislative system
seat Parliament building on the Ringstrasse in Vienna NERFINISHED
selectionMethod election by the National Council
termOfOffice parliamentary term of the National Council
worksWith Second President of the National Council of Austria
Third President of the National Council of Austria

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Karl Renner positionHeld President of the National Council of Austria