National Council (Austria)

National Council

Nationalrat
National Council ; Nationalrat
27th legislative period
Type
Type	Lower house of the Austrian Parliament
History
Founded	10 November 1920
Preceded by	Constituent National Assembly
Leadership
President	Wolfgang Sobotka (ÖVP) ; since 18 December 2017
Second President	Doris Bures (SPÖ) ; since 9 November 2017
Third President	Norbert Hofer (FPÖ) ; since 23 October 2019
Structure
Seats	183
Political groups	Government (97) ÖVP (71); Greens (26); Opposition (86) SPÖ (40); FPÖ (30); NEOS (15); Independent (1);
Elections
Voting system	Open list proportional representation
Last election	29 September 2019
Next election	Next
Meeting place
	Austrian Parliament Building, Vienna
Website
	parlament.gv.at

The National Council (German: Nationalrat, pronounced [nat͡si̯oˈnaːlˌʁaːt] ^ⓘ) is one of the two houses of the Austrian Parliament and is frequently referred to as the lower house. The constitution endows the National Council with far more power than the Federal Council.