How is the president of Austria elected?

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The federal president of Austria is elected by popular vote for a term of six years.1

While the Austrian constitution of 1929 provided for the popular election of the president, this process was not implemented until after the death of the first post-World War II president, Karl Renner, who had been unanimously elected by the national assembly in 1945.2