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Presidential elections were held in Austria on 18 May 1980. Supported by both major parties, the ruling Socialist Party and opposition Austrian People's Party, incumbent president Rudolf Kirchschläger was re-elected with a landslide of 80% of the vote.[1] The competing candidates were Willfried Gredler of the Freedom Party of Austria and Norbert Burger of the National Democratic Party, which was later banned.[2]
Results[edit]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Rudolf Kirchschläger | SPÖ–ÖVP | 3,538,748 | 79.87 |
| Willfried Gredler | Freedom Party of Austria | 751,400 | 16.96 |
| Norbert Burger | National Democratic Party | 140,741 | 3.18 |
Total | 4,430,889 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 4,430,889 | 92.71 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 348,165 | 7.29 |
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Total votes | 4,779,054 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 5,215,875 | 91.63 |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver[3] |
References[edit]
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