When is the Austria presidential election 2028?

Polling day is 2028-10-08, not yet officially confirmed.

When will the final result of the Federal President race be official?

Expected between 2028-10-13T07:00:00Z and 2028-10-22T21:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. The Bundeswahlbehörde declares the result (§§ 16(5), 17) and publishes it 'unverzüglich' on the BMI notice board and the internet (§ 21(1)), after the state authorities' files arrive (by the fifth day, § 15(2)) and the 48-hour objection period (§ 16(1)). If no candidate has an absolute majority it must order the second round 'spätestens am achten Tag nach dem Wahltag' (§ 19(1)): Mon 16 Oct 2028. Precedent from the BMI's own pages: 2022 Kundmachung of 17 Oct 2022 (day 8; OTS0182 had announced that date), 2016 first round Verlautbarung of 2 May 2016 (day 8). The opening, Friday 13 Oct 2028 09:00 CEST (day 5), is an ESTIMATED floor; the window closes at the end of Sunday 22 Oct 2028 (day 14), well past precedent. A candidate's representative may challenge the declaration at the Verfassungsgerichtshof within one week, and the court decides within four weeks (§ 21(2)); only then does the Federal Chancellor publish the result in the Bundesgesetzblatt (§ 22; B-VG art. 60(4)). The court acts only on a challenge (in 2016 it annulled the second round, VfGH W I 6/2016 of 1 Jul 2016, and it was repeated on 4 Dec 2016), so there is no court-validation stage. The incumbent's term ends on 26 Jan 2029.

Where are the official Federal President results?

No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Federal Ministry of the Interior (Federal Electoral Board) (https://www.bmi.gv.at/412/).

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Austria presidential election 2028

Name: Austria presidential election 2028
Start: 2028-10-08
Location: Austria

Polling day Sun, 8 Oct 2028 Date not yet official. Counted by Federal Ministry of the Interior (Federal Electoral Board). Times are Vienna time; hover for UTC.

13–22 Oct 2028

Final result window, derived from the last election. Treat as final after Sun 22 Oct, 23:59 Vienna time.

Polls close: Sun 8 Oct, 17:00
First count by: Mon 9 Oct, 03:00
Counted by: Federal Ministry of the Interior (Federal Electoral Board)
Results page: No single-election results page yet.
Authority site: bmi.gv.at/412/

Count stages

8 Oct15 Oct22 Oct

Election-night count

8–9 OctElection-night count: Sun 8 Oct, 17:00 → Mon 9 Oct, 03:00, precedent.

Intermediate count

9–10 OctIntermediate count: Mon 9 Oct, 09:00 → Tue 10 Oct, 12:00, precedent.

Final result

13–22 OctFinal result: Fri 13 Oct, 09:00 → Sun 22 Oct, 23:59, precedent.

announced set by law or the authorityprecedent from the last electionestimate our estimateVienna time. Polls close in 744 days.

Stage windows and their sources 3 stages, each cited

Election-night count
Sun 8 Oct, 17:00 → Mon 9 Oct, 03:00
precedent

Polls close no later than 17:00 local (NRWO § 52(2), applied by BPräsWG § 10(1)); 8 Oct 2028 is CEST (UTC+2), so 15:00 UTC. Municipal results are published from 17:00 on polling day (2022 Wahlkalender, NRWO § 86(5)). Election-night timing is taken from the 2024 National Council precedent, run by the same authorities: the BMI's national preliminary result (excluding postal ballot cards counted on Monday) at 00:44 CEST (OTS0003, 30 Sep 2024); the 2022 presidential election-night release time was not checked. The window closes at 03:00 CEST Monday. Preliminary, not the declared result.
Replaced on the live page by the intermediate count from Mon 9 Oct, 09:00.
Intermediate count
Mon 9 Oct, 09:00 → Tue 10 Oct, 12:00
precedent

BPräsWG § 14a(1): 'Am Tag nach der Wahl, 9.00 Uhr' the district electoral authorities count the postal ballot cards (Mon 9 Oct 2028, 07:00 UTC). Unlike a National Council election there is no Thursday count: ballot cards are counted where they were cast (§ 14(3)). 2022 precedent: the BMI published the 'vorläufiges Endergebnis nach vollständiger Auswertung der Wahlkarten' at 22:21 CEST on Mon 10 Oct 2022 (OTS0182). The window closes at 12:00 CEST Tuesday, about 14 h past precedent. Still provisional.
Replaced on the live page by the final result from Fri 13 Oct, 09:00.
Final result
Fri 13 Oct, 09:00 → Sun 22 Oct, 23:59
precedent

The Bundeswahlbehörde declares the result (§§ 16(5), 17) and publishes it 'unverzüglich' on the BMI notice board and the internet (§ 21(1)), after the state authorities' files arrive (by the fifth day, § 15(2)) and the 48-hour objection period (§ 16(1)). If no candidate has an absolute majority it must order the second round 'spätestens am achten Tag nach dem Wahltag' (§ 19(1)): Mon 16 Oct 2028. Precedent from the BMI's own pages: 2022 Kundmachung of 17 Oct 2022 (day 8; OTS0182 had announced that date), 2016 first round Verlautbarung of 2 May 2016 (day 8). The opening, Friday 13 Oct 2028 09:00 CEST (day 5), is an ESTIMATED floor; the window closes at the end of Sunday 22 Oct 2028 (day 14), well past precedent. A candidate's representative may challenge the declaration at the Verfassungsgerichtshof within one week, and the court decides within four weeks (§ 21(2)); only then does the Federal Chancellor publish the result in the Bundesgesetzblatt (§ 22; B-VG art. 60(4)). The court acts only on a challenge (in 2016 it annulled the second round, VfGH W I 6/2016 of 1 Jul 2016, and it was repeated on 4 Dec 2016), so there is no court-validation stage. The incumbent's term ends on 26 Jan 2029.

Results sources 6 pages, 0 can answer a results question

URL	Role	Kind	Can answer a results question	Last check
bmi.gv.at/412/bundespraesidentenwahlen/start.html	results-live	other	no (election page without a results marker)	not checked yet
ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe	timetable	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe	timetable	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_Austrian_presidential_election	see-also	other	no (election page without a results marker)	not checked yet
bmi.gv.at/412/nationalratswahlen/start.html	results-index	other	no (election page without a results marker)	not checked yet
bmi.gv.at/412/	authority-home	other	no (election page without a results marker)	not checked yet

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Provenance: researcher agent 2026-09-25: B-VG arts. 60, 141 and BPräsWG 1971 §§ 1, 10, 14, 14a, 15-19, 21, 22 (ris.bka.gv.at, Fassung vom 25.09.2026), NRWO 1992 § 52; BMI Bundespräsidentenwahl 2022 and 2016 pages, 2022 Wahlkalender and Kundmachung der Bundeswahlbehörde of 17 Oct 2022 (bmi.gv.at); BMI press release OTS0182 of 10 Oct 2022, OTS0003 of 30 Sep 2024 (ots.at); Parlamentskorrespondenz PK0071 of 26 Jan 2023 (parlament.gv.at) (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-09-25.

Questions and answers

When is the Austria presidential election 2028?: Polling day is 2028-10-08, not yet officially confirmed.
When will the final result of the Federal President race be official?: Expected between 2028-10-13T07:00:00Z and 2028-10-22T21:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. The Bundeswahlbehörde declares the result (§§ 16(5), 17) and publishes it 'unverzüglich' on the BMI notice board and the internet (§ 21(1)), after the state authorities' files arrive (by the fifth day, § 15(2)) and the 48-hour objection period (§ 16(1)). If no candidate has an absolute majority it must order the second round 'spätestens am achten Tag nach dem Wahltag' (§ 19(1)): Mon 16 Oct 2028. Precedent from the BMI's own pages: 2022 Kundmachung of 17 Oct 2022 (day 8; OTS0182 had announced that date), 2016 first round Verlautbarung of 2 May 2016 (day 8). The opening, Friday 13 Oct 2028 09:00 CEST (day 5), is an ESTIMATED floor; the window closes at the end of Sunday 22 Oct 2028 (day 14), well past precedent. A candidate's representative may challenge the declaration at the Verfassungsgerichtshof within one week, and the court decides within four weeks (§ 21(2)); only then does the Federal Chancellor publish the result in the Bundesgesetzblatt (§ 22; B-VG art. 60(4)). The court acts only on a challenge (in 2016 it annulled the second round, VfGH W I 6/2016 of 1 Jul 2016, and it was repeated on 4 Dec 2016), so there is no court-validation stage. The incumbent's term ends on 26 Jan 2029.
Where are the official Federal President results?: No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Federal Ministry of the Interior (Federal Electoral Board) (https://www.bmi.gv.at/412/).