2010 Austrian presidential election

2010 Austrian presidential election

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Turnout53.57%
 
Candidate Heinz Fischer Barbara Rosenkranz Rudolf Gehring
Party Independent (SPÖ) FPÖ Christian Party
Popular vote 2,508,373 481,923 171,668
Percentage 79.33% 15.24% 5.43%


President before election

Heinz Fischer
Independent (SPÖ)

Elected President

Heinz Fischer
Independent (SPÖ)

Presidential elections were held in Austria on 25 April 2010,[1] the twelfth election of an Austrian head of state since 1951. The candidates were President Heinz Fischer (independent, formerly SPÖ), Barbara Rosenkranz (FPÖ) and Rudolf Gehring (CPÖ). Heinz Fischer won with just under 80% of the valid votes. Voter turnout was a historic low of 54%.

  1. ^ "Fischer kündigt Kandidatur per Video an". Salzburger Nachrichten. 23 November 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2010.

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