Re-run of Austria’s presidential vote to be postponed

Austria’s Interior Ministry said on 9 September 2016 it was considering postponing the re-run of a presidential election that was scheduled for 2 October on technical grounds after ballot papers for postal voting turned out to be damaged.

The confirmation was announced on 12 September 2016, with the indication of possible new dates for November or December 2016.

Austria's parliament approved on the 21 September 2016 a new date of 4 December 2016 for the presidential election re-run.

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