Austrian legislative election, 1956

• KPO: 3
• SPÖ: 74
• FPO: 6
• ÖVP: 82

The parliamentary elections on May 13, 1956 was the eighth in the history of Austria. The ÖVP Chancellor Julius Raab was under most votes and party overtook the Social Democratic Party of Adolf Scharf, who came only to second place despite a slight vocal profits. The third place which emerged from the VdU FPÖ with the former SS Brigadier Anton Reinthaller as the leading candidate. The Communist Party, which this time took under the list name ' Communists and Left Socialists ', lost votes, reaching only just a basic mandate.

Were entitled to vote 4,614,464 people. The turnout was 94.31 percent ( 1953: 94.15 percent).

Background

The general election in 1956 was the first after the Austrian State Treaty between the Federal Government and the victorious powers of World War II (USA, USSR, France and Britain ) on 15 May 1955. 's International role of Austria has been redefined by the decision of the neutrality law.

At the same time the conclusion of the State Treaty marked a break with regard to the processing of the National Socialist past. Thus it succeeded Foreign Minister Leopold Figl, to sweep the Austrian war due under the contract work. With the end of the withdrawal of the Allied effort in the end of denazification was rung. The people's courts established to legal prosecution of Nazi criminals were abolished in 1955 with the State contract. As a result, adopted Government and Federal President Theodor Körner numerous amnesties for imprisoned Nazis.

The Austrian political landscape changed in the run-up to the national election. Once there were strong disagreements within the Union of Independents, the party was dissolved in 1955. All the Member of Parliament of the Union of Independents joined the newly founded Freedom Party, the 1956, the first time the voters. First Party Chairman and was the former SS brigade leader Anton Reinthaller, who was imprisoned until 1953 due to Nazi activity as a heavy -loaded.

Final result

N.k. = Not a candidate

Follow

The grand coalition of ÖVP and SPÖ continued. The ÖVP presented with Julius Raab continued the Chancellor, Adolf Scharf remained Vice-Chancellor. The federal government Raab II started on 29 June 1956 their job.