"Three-Way Decisions in National Council Not Uncommon"

According to the current survey by the Parliamentary Correspondence, the proportion of legislative decisions in the National Council by the respective coalition together with at least one third party in the last three legislative periods was between 70 and 84 percent.

Three-Party Decisions: Over 80 Percent of Laws Passed by at Least Three Parties

A total of 933 legislative decisions were made by the National Council in the 27th legislative period from October 23, 2019, to October 23, 2024, 70 of them with a required two-thirds majority. In a relatively high number of 788 decisions (84.33 percent), at least one of the three opposition parties SPÖ, FPÖ, or NEOS also voted in favor, in addition to the coalition parties ÖVP and Greens. 285 (30.38 percent) decisions were even unanimous. Four of the five factions agreed on 294 decisions. Three - with ÖVP, Greens, and an opposition party - passed 209 laws. Regarding the distribution of the number to the individual opposition parties, the SPÖ was involved in 604 decisions, the FPÖ in 522, and the NEOS in 526.

Numerous Three-Party Decisions Under ÖVP-FPÖ and SPÖ-ÖVP Government Also

In the - comparatively - shorter 26th legislative period from November 9, 2017, to October 22, 2019, with the coalition of ÖVP and FPÖ, the National Council made a total of 207 legislative decisions, 16 of them with a required two-thirds majority. The number of decisions made solely by ÖVP and FPÖ was exactly the same as the number of unanimous decisions at 57 (27.5 percent). At least one of the opposition parties - i.e., SPÖ, NEOS, or Liste Pilz or JETZT - had voted with the ÖVP-FPÖ coalition on 142 decisions (70 percent). In addition, there were eight decisions with changing majorities without ÖVP or FPÖ in the free play of forces.

In the 25th legislative period from October 29, 2013, to November 8, 2017, the coalition consisted of SPÖ and ÖVP. Together with FPÖ, Greens, Team Stronach, and NEOS, six elected factions were represented in the National Council for the first time. During this period, the National Council made 468 legislative decisions, 34 of them with a required two-thirds majority. Only in 70 (just under 15 percent) of the decisions was it the sole majority of SPÖ and ÖVP.

(APA/Red)

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