Election day in the ticker

Exciting until the end: Today it’s all about your vote!

We will accompany you through election day on krone.at, on KroneTV and on our social media channels (in the picture our krone.tv presenters Jana Pasching and Gerhard Koller).

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Austria is electing a new National Council! The first of the 9889 polling stations have been open since 6 a.m., voting closes at 5 p.m. at the latest - that's when it gets really exciting! With krone.at you can follow the whole election day live - we report on the most important events and everything you need to know about the National Council election.

The most important facts at a glance:

• 6,346,059 people are eligible to vote, 62,706 of them live abroad. 1,436,240 polling cards were issued - more than ever before.
• Nine parties are running across Austria: ÖVP, SPÖ, FPÖ, Grüne, NEOS, Bierpartei, KPÖ, Liste Madeleine Petrovic and "None of them".

• You can also follow the election on KroneTV from 10.30 a.m. - first with interviews with the leading candidates, then live from the krone.tv studio from 3.30 p.m. with many guests, analyses and links to parliament and the party headquarters.
• From 5 p.m., krone.at will provide you with all the municipal results - always up-to-date, clear and interactive.

Last election guide: Who you should vote for
In cooperation with the democracy initiative "mehr demokratie!" of the platform "VOTO" and under the scientific supervision of political scientist Dr. Kathrin Stainer-Hämmerle, the "Krone" helps you to compare your opinion with the positions of the parties.

Join us live throughout the day!
With krone.at you can be there live all day long. We will inform you here and on KroneTV about all the important events - and of course about the first projections from 5 pm! 

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