National
Presidency of the Republic of Austria
- German: Bundespräsidentschaft
Governs Austria
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- Must be held by January 2029 (no fixed date) General election · Federal President
Who sits on it
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Federal President
Elected
- AB Alexander Van der Bellen Federal President · since January 2023
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Sources for who sits on it
- Federal President
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jusline.at · checked - Alexander Van der Bellen as Federal President
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What it can do
- Appointing the federal government
Appoints the Federal Chancellor and, on his proposal, the other members of the Federal Government (Art. 70(1) B-VG).
- Representing the Republic and dissolving the National Council
Represents the Republic internationally (Art. 65(1) B-VG); can dissolve the National Council on the Federal Government's proposal (Art. 29(1) B-VG); supreme commander of the armed forces (Art. 80(1) B-VG).
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Sources for what it can do
- Appointing the federal government jusline.at · checked
- Representing the Republic and dissolving the National Council jusline.at · checked
Sources
- parlament.gv.at · checked Parlament Österreich, Personen database (Filter API list 400: Nationalrat, Bundesrat, Bundesregierung, Landeshauptleute, Präsidium; entries without end date), live data lastSync 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-12: holders, parties, start dates. For: Presidency of the Republic of Austria, Presidency of the Republic of Austria in German, Federal President, Alexander Van der Bellen as Federal President
- jusline.at · checked Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG) as consolidated, text read via jusline.at (RIS blocked automated access), 2026-10-12: Arts. 10, 15, 26, 27, 34, 60, 70, 101 (structure, selection and competences). Arts. 24, 29, 41-42, 44, 65, 69, 74, 80, 86, 95, 102, 137-148, 147 cited from the same law without a separate read. For: Presidency of the Republic of Austria, Presidency of the Republic of Austria in German, Appointing the federal government, Representing the Republic and dissolving the National Council, Federal President and 2 more