Explore & Understand

Get insights into the parliamentary process and daily democratic work in Austria.

Members & Entities

The National Council and Federal Council are the two main legislative bodies in Austria.

Learn fascinating details about the legislative processes, who's in the Councils, how they work, and what they do.

Learn what it takes to make a law, on what basis legislation is passed in Austria, and how legislative power is controlled.

Democracy is a complex system with many metaphorical switches and levers. Learn more about the what, how, and why of Austrian democracy.

Who guards the guards? In a democracy, a finely tuned system of checks and balances keeps the people in power in line.