National Council Balance for the Summer Break: This Many Laws Were Passed

The number of resolutions in the National Council is significantly lower compared to the 214 of the previous session, which is normal in the first year of a new legislative period. In the first year of the last legislative period (2019/2020), 96 laws were passed, mainly due to measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic. 28.3 percent of the laws were passed unanimously. Additionally, there were nine state treaties and 36 resolutions with recommendations to the government.

National Council Balance: Shift in Law Resolutions

Of the 53 law resolutions, 26 originated from government bills, 24 from initiative motions by members of parliament, and three from motions introduced at short notice in committees. For the first time in several years, the balance has slightly shifted in favor of government bills, analyzed the parliamentary correspondence. During the Corona period, the trend was initiated to accelerate the legislative process through parliamentary initiatives.

In total, 38 government bills, 68 legislative motions by members of parliament, 338 resolution motions, and nine motions from committees were introduced in the past parliamentary year. Additionally, the FPÖ attempted to withdraw confidence from the black-green government during its time as a "transitional government" with two motions of no confidence. On the initiative of the Freedom Party, the only special session of this session took place, in which they introduced the demand for the "ÖVP Power Abuse Investigation Committee."

20 Reprimands in National Council Sessions

The three presidents of the National Council issued a total of 20 reprimands. The fact that currently only two parties are in opposition is not noticeable at least in the number of written inquiries: With 2,934, the number is quite comparable to the previous session (3,204). A large share of this high number is, of course, the series of inquiries by the FPÖ from early May to review the Corona period. With their 824 written inquiries, the FPÖ also broke the record for the most inquiries submitted in one day on May 6.

(APA/Red)

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