1986 Austrian presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Austria on 4 May 1986 with a second round on 8 June 1986. Kurt Waldheim, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, endorsed by the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) was elected, the first time the ÖVP had won a direct presidential election. Following Waldheim's victory, Chancellor Fred Sinowatz and other government members of the defeated Socialist Party stepped down, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs Leopold Gratz, who said he refused to "direct the Austrian foreign service in the defense of President Waldheim."[1]
Results[]
Candidates and affiliated parties | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Kurt Waldheim | Non-partisan† | 2,343,463 | 49.6% | 2,464,787 | 53.9% | |
Kurt Steyrer | Socialist Party of Austria | 2,061,104 | 43.7% | 2,107,023 | 46.1% | |
Freda Meissner-Blau | Green Party | 259,689 | 5.5% | |||
Otto Scrinzi | Freedom Party of Austria* | 55,724 | 1.2% | |||
Total | 4,719,980 | 100% | 4,571,810 | 100% | ||
Valid votes | 4,719,980 | 97% | 4,571,810 | 96.3% | ||
Spoilt and null votes | 144,729 | 3% | 174,039 | 3.7% | ||
Votes cast / turnout | 4,864,709 | 89.5% | 4,745,849 | 87.3% | ||
Electorate | 5,436,846 | 5,436,846 | ||||
†endorsed by Austrian People's Party *endorsed by National Democratic Party Source: Austrian ministry of Interior Archived 2017-12-30 at the Wayback Machine |
References[]
- ^ Jill Smolowe. Reported by Gertraud Lessing/Vienna and Robert Slater/Jerusalem (21 July 1986) AUSTRIA LAST HURRAHS Few smiles after a big victory, TIME, retrieved 26 May 2010.
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