National Council election
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National Council election
The election of representatives to the National Council, the first chamber of parliament in Austria and Switzerland.
Die nächste Nationalratswahl in Österreich findet in zwei Jahren statt.
The next National Council election in Austria will take place in two years.
The word is a compound made up of 'Nationalrat' (National Council), the linking element '-s-', and 'Wahl' (election). So it literally means 'the election of the National Council.'
Die Medien berichteten ausführlich über die Ergebnisse der Nationalratswahl.
The media reported extensively on the results of the National Council election.
This term is used specifically for parliamentary elections in Austria and Switzerland. It does not refer to the election of the national parliament in Germany.
In der Schweiz findet alle vier Jahre eine Nationalratswahl statt.
In Switzerland, a National Council election takes place every four years.
Common verbs used with this word are 'stattfinden' (to take place), 'gewinnen' (to win), 'verlieren' (to lose), and 'teilnehmen an' (to take part in). People also speak of the 'Ergebnis der Nationalratswahl' (result of the National Council election).
Viele junge Menschen haben zum ersten Mal an der Nationalratswahl teilgenommen.
Many young people took part in the National Council election for the first time.
Bundestag election
'die Bundestagswahl' and 'die Nationalratswahl' are both parliamentary elections. The most important difference is the country and the parliament. The 'Bundestagswahl' belongs to Germany; in it, the representatives for the Bundestag are elected. The 'Nationalratswahl' belongs to Austria and Switzerland; it is about the National Council. The words can be confused because both work in a very similar way: citizens elect representatives to a parliament. So pay attention to the country first: Germany = 'Bundestagswahl', Austria or Switzerland = 'Nationalratswahl'.
Vor dem Wochenende liest sie einen Artikel über die Nationalratswahl in Österreich.
Before the weekend, she reads an article about the National Council election in Austria.
Im Unterricht sprechen wir heute über die letzte Bundestagswahl in Deutschland.
In class today, we are talking about the last Bundestag election in Germany.