Claim
False
“The irregularities that annulled Austria’s 2016 run-off changed who won”
Reviewed September 22, 2026
Verdict
False. The annulment followed from the possibility that the procedural violations could have influenced the result, not from any finding that they did. The re-run produced the same winner, by a wider margin.
What the evidence shows
Court rulingConstitutional Court of Austria (Verfassungsgerichtshof)July 1, 2016
Constitutional Court decision W I 6/2016-125 (annulment of the run-off)OriginalArchived
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Published September 22, 2026
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