Election of the Federal President in Austria in 1971

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Winner of the Federal President's election in 1971: Franz Jonas
The defeated rival candidate: Kurt Waldheim

The election of the Federal President in Austria in 1971 , the fifth popular election of an Austrian head of state , took place on April 25, 1971. The previous incumbent, Franz Jonas , was confirmed in his office and was the second Federal President to begin a second term. Jonas died in April 1974, which made an early election necessary.

Starting position

The previous Federal President Franz Jonas ran for re-election. His rival was Kurt Waldheim ( ÖVP ), who ran for the first time in a federal presidential election.

Candidates and results of the ballot

candidate valid votes proportion of
Franz Jonas 2,478,239 52.8%
Kurt Waldheim 2,224,809 47.2%

Of the 5,024,324 eligible voters, 4,787,706 (95.3%) cast their votes (with general compulsory voting ). 75,658 votes were considered invalid, which corresponds to 1.6% of the votes cast.

Swearing in

Jonas was sworn in on June 9, 1971 before the Federal Assembly .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ the constitution (Article 60ß) allows this.
  2. ↑ a b Federal Ministry of the Interior: The election of the Federal President on April 25, 1971. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011 ; accessed on February 20, 2018 .