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National Council

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Seats183
Presidents Wolfgang Sobotka
ÖVP
Second President Doris Bures
SPÖ
Third President Norbert Hofer
FPÖ
FoundedNovember 10
1920
Political groups Austrian People's Party
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About National Council


The National Council 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.

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... It has to be approved by the National Council of Provinces, and then signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa but there is little doubt it will become law...

A haunted Australia stares down bushfire disaster again

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... We don t need reminders given what s happened with the northern hemisphere fires, " said Rob Webb, head of Australia s National Council for fire and emergency services...

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... " The BBC has been told that Jamaica s National Council on Reparations is discussing the Gladstone case and considering what action to take...

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... Gen Tchiani declared himself the head of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, the military junta set up after he seized power on 26 July...

Niger coup: ‘Why I want Russia in and France out'

Niger coup: ‘Why I want Russia in and France out'
Jul 31,2023 8:31 pm

... It is unclear if the group is linked to the junta known as the National Council for Safeguarding the Homeland (CNSP) or to Russia...

France riots: Why do the banlieues erupt time and time again?

France riots: Why do the banlieues erupt time and time again?
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... A welter of official bodies have been set up: the National Council for Cities, the Inter-ministerial Commission for Cities of Urban Social Development, the National Agency for Urban Renewal, to name but a few...

Plaid Cymru's acting leader sticks with Welsh government deal

Plaid Cymru's acting leader sticks with Welsh government deal
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... Llyr Gruffydd was confirmed in the job on Saturday by a meeting of the party s National Council in Aberystwyth...

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Jewish students want change after NUS antisemitism claims
Dec 8,2022 8:00 pm

... " It s something Jews have kind of just got used to, " said Mr Cohen, who is also on the UJS National Council...

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