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Starting in 1994, Hofer started working for the FPÖ, first as an organization officer in the [[Burgenland]] chapter of the party and eventually advancing to positions of party leadership.<ref name="Parliament"/> Hofer has held several positions of party leadership.<ref name="Parliament"/> | Starting in 1994, Hofer started working for the FPÖ, first as an organization officer in the [[Burgenland]] chapter of the party and eventually advancing to positions of party leadership.<ref name="Parliament"/> Hofer has held several positions of party leadership.<ref name="Parliament"/> | ||
| − | In 1997, Hofer was elected a council member of the City of Eisenstadt, a position he would serve in until 2007.<ref name="Parliament"/> In 2005, he became the deputy chairman of the national FPÖ, and the next year he was elected to the Austrian National Council.<ref name="Parliament"/> In October 2013, Hofer became the Third President (third most senior leader, after the [[Austrian People's Party]] and Social Democratic Party leaders).<ref name="Parliament"/> | + | In 1997, Hofer was elected a council member of the City of Eisenstadt, a position he would serve in until 2007.<ref name="Parliament"/> In 2005, he became the deputy chairman of the national FPÖ, and the next year he was elected to the Austrian National Council.<ref name="Parliament"/> In October 2013, Hofer became the Third President (third most senior leader, after the [[Austrian People's Party]] and Social Democratic Party leaders).<ref name="Parliament"/> In 2016, during the postponed presidential election, Hofer, along with the other two National Council presidents, served as the joint acting president of Austria.<ref>Tasch, Barbara (July 1, 2016). [http://www.businessinsider.com/austrian-court-just-overturns-presidential-election-narrowly-lost-by-a-far-right-candidate-2016-7?r=UK&IR=T An Austrian court just overturned the presidential election narrowly lost by a far-right candidate]. ''International Business Times''. Retrieved December 20, 2016.</ref> |
==2016 Austrian presidential election== | ==2016 Austrian presidential election== | ||
| + | Hofer ran for President of Austria (a largely ceremonial role) in 2016. In the first round of the election, Hofer received 35.1 percent of the vote, which at the time was the FPÖ's best result in a national election in history.<ref>Troianovski, Anton (April 25, 2016). [http://www.wsj.com/articles/european-right-gets-boost-from-austrian-freedom-party-victory-1461598555 European Right Gets Boost From Austrian Freedom Party Victory]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved December 17, 2016.</ref> Although Hofer lost the run-off election by less than one percentage point, Austria’s Constitutional Court ordered a re-run of the election due to irregularities in mail-in ballots.<ref>Troianovski, Anton (June 1, 2016). [http://www.wsj.com/articles/austrian-court-orders-rerun-of-presidential-vote-1467369788 Austrian Court Orders Rerun of Presidential Vote]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrievd December 17, 2016.</ref> The election was eventually postponed until December 4, 2016.<ref>Connolly, Kate (September 12, 2016). [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/12/austria-presidential-election-rerun-to-be-postponed-faulty-glue-ballot-papers Austrian presidential election postponed due to faulty glue]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved December 17, 2016.</ref><ref>Tomlinson, Chris (September 13, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/09/13/fpo-austrian-election-delay-embarrassment/ Freedom Party Calls Austrian Election Delay An ‘Embarrassment’]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved December 17, 2016.</ref> | ||
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| + | Although Hofer lost the election, being defeated by leftist Green Party candidate [[Alexander Van der Bellen]], the party vowed to fight on.<ref>Oliphant, Roland; Cseko, Balazs (December 4, 2016). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/05/time-comes-says-defiant-austrian-far-right-freedom-party-claims/ Austrian far-right defiant as Freedom Party claims 'pole position' for general election: 'Our time comes']. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved December 17, 2016.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:02, December 20, 2016
Norbert Hofer (born March 2, 1971) is a conservative Austrian politician and a member of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). He is most famous for his unsuccessful campaign for Austrian president in 2016, a very close race, and for being the Third President of the National Council (one of three members).
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Early life
Hofer was born on March 2, 1971 in Vorau in eastern Austria.[1] He completed secondary engineering school in 1990 with a specialization in aeronautics.[1] After serving his legally mandated military service, in 1990-91, Hofer served as an aeronautical engineer for Austrian Airlines from 1991-94.[1]
Early political career
Starting in 1994, Hofer started working for the FPÖ, first as an organization officer in the Burgenland chapter of the party and eventually advancing to positions of party leadership.[1] Hofer has held several positions of party leadership.[1]
In 1997, Hofer was elected a council member of the City of Eisenstadt, a position he would serve in until 2007.[1] In 2005, he became the deputy chairman of the national FPÖ, and the next year he was elected to the Austrian National Council.[1] In October 2013, Hofer became the Third President (third most senior leader, after the Austrian People's Party and Social Democratic Party leaders).[1] In 2016, during the postponed presidential election, Hofer, along with the other two National Council presidents, served as the joint acting president of Austria.[2]
2016 Austrian presidential election
Hofer ran for President of Austria (a largely ceremonial role) in 2016. In the first round of the election, Hofer received 35.1 percent of the vote, which at the time was the FPÖ's best result in a national election in history.[3] Although Hofer lost the run-off election by less than one percentage point, Austria’s Constitutional Court ordered a re-run of the election due to irregularities in mail-in ballots.[4] The election was eventually postponed until December 4, 2016.[5][6]
Although Hofer lost the election, being defeated by leftist Green Party candidate Alexander Van der Bellen, the party vowed to fight on.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ing. Norbert Hofer - Third President of the National Council. Republic of Austria - Parliament. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Tasch, Barbara (July 1, 2016). An Austrian court just overturned the presidential election narrowly lost by a far-right candidate. International Business Times. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Troianovski, Anton (April 25, 2016). European Right Gets Boost From Austrian Freedom Party Victory. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ↑ Troianovski, Anton (June 1, 2016). Austrian Court Orders Rerun of Presidential Vote. The Wall Street Journal. Retrievd December 17, 2016.
- ↑ Connolly, Kate (September 12, 2016). Austrian presidential election postponed due to faulty glue. The Guardian. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ↑ Tomlinson, Chris (September 13, 2016). Freedom Party Calls Austrian Election Delay An ‘Embarrassment’. Breitbart. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ↑ Oliphant, Roland; Cseko, Balazs (December 4, 2016). Austrian far-right defiant as Freedom Party claims 'pole position' for general election: 'Our time comes'. The Telegraph. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
External links
- Profile at parlament.gv.at
