Austrian Parliament

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The Austrian Parliament is the bicameral federal legislative body of Austria, consisting primarily of the National Council and the Federal Council, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
federal legislative body
architecturalStyleOfBuilding Greek Revival
buildingArchitect Theophil Hansen
buildingCompletionYear 1883
buildingLocation Ringstrasse, Vienna
constitutionalBasis Federal Constitutional Law of Austria
country Austria
electoralSystemLowerHouse proportional representation
establishedInYear 1920
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasCommittee special committees
standing committees
hasPart Federal Council
National Council
jurisdiction Republic of Austria
linked to: Austria
languageUsed German
legislativeChamber Federal Council
National Council
location Vienna
lowerHouse National Council
meetsIn Parliament Building, Vienna
meetsInBuilding Austrian Parliament Building
numberOfChambers 2
oversees implementation of federal laws
power approves federal budget
can express no confidence in the federal government
elects certain federal officials
passes federal laws
predecessor Imperial Council (Austria)
reestablishedInYear 1945
represents Austrian people
federal provinces of Austria
responsibleFor federal legislation
overseeing the federal government of Austria
sessionType committee sessions
plenary sessions
shortName Parlament
supervises Federal Government of Austria
termLengthLowerHouse 5 years
upperHouse Federal Council
website https://www.parlament.gv.at

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Austria legislature Austrian Parliament
Vienna isSeatOf Austrian Parliament
Federal Council (Austria) partOf Parliament of Austria
subject linked to: Federal Council
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Federal Council (Austria) hasLowerHouse National Council (Austria)
subject linked to: Federal Council
linked to: Austrian Parliament
National Council (Austria) partOf Parliament of Austria
subject linked to: National Council
linked to: Austrian Parliament
National Council (Austria) jointBodyName Federal Assembly of Austria
subject linked to: National Council
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Federal Chancellor of Austria reportsTo Austrian Parliament
Kurt Schuschnigg memberOf Austrian Parliament
EK partOf Austrian Parliament
Austrian federal government legislativeBody Austrian Parliament
Austrian federal government upperHouse Federal Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Austrian federal government lowerHouse National Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Austrian federal government responsibleTo National Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
coat of arms of the Republic of Austria usedBy Austrian parliament
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Landtage of the Austrian federal states higherLegislature Parliament of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
President of the Federal Council legislativeBody Federal Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
President of the Federal Council appointedBy Federal Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
BR partOf Parliament of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
BR cooperatesWith National Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
BR isBicameralPartnerOf National Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Federal Council Chamber in Parliament Building occupant Federal Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Federal Council Chamber in Parliament Building governingBody Parliament of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Austrian Parliament Building houses National Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Austrian Parliament Building houses Federal Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Austrian Parliament Building usedBy Austrian Parliament
Wilhelm Miklas parliamentaryBody National Council (Austria)
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Wilhelm Miklas memberOf National Council (Austria)
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Wilhelm Miklas representedIn National Council (Austria)
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Karl Renner memberOf Austrian Parliament
First Austrian Republic legislature National Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
First Austrian Republic upperHouse Federal Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Social Democratic Party of Austria parliamentaryGroupIn National Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Social Democratic Party of Austria parliamentaryGroupIn Federal Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Parlament officialName Österreichisches Parlament
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Parlament nativeLabel Österreichisches Parlament
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Fatherland Front controlled Austrian parliament
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Federal ministers of Austria oversightBy National Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Federal ministers of Austria accountableTo Austrian Parliament
federal ministries of Austria cooperatesWith Parliament of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
federal ministries of Austria oversightBy Austrian Parliament
Constitutional Court of Austria nominationsFrom National Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Constitutional Court of Austria nominationsFrom Federal Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
The Greens – The Green Alternative parliamentaryRepresentation National Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
The Greens – The Green Alternative parliamentaryRepresentation Federal Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Second Republic of Austria hasLegislature Austrian Parliament
Second Republic of Austria hasUpperHouse Federal Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Second Republic of Austria hasLowerHouse National Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament
Vienna (state) isSeatOf Austrian Parliament
Freedom Party of Austria representedIn National Council of Austria
linked to: Austrian Parliament