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What is actually happening in parliament? somes shows you how the Austrian Nationalrat and the European Parliament vote. VOTES • The latest votes at a glance: passed or rejected, and by which majority • How every party voted – and, for roll-call votes, every individual member • Filter by topic, legislative period, type of motion and outcome • Direct links to the original documents on parlament.gv.at SPEECHES, CLEARLY SUMMARISED • Who spoke on a decision – for or against? • AI summaries of speeches in short, normal or long form • Key points, arguments for and against, and a critical analysis MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT • Every member of the Nationalrat and every Member of the European Parliament • Voting record, recent speeches and absences from plenary sessions • An estimate of each member's political position, derived from their actual voting behaviour • Search, filter and sort by name, party and age DRAFT LAWS AND REGULATIONS • New draft laws from the ministries, before they reach parliament • Organised by topic, with a link to the source INDEPENDENT AND NON-PROFIT somes is run by the non-profit association "somes – Verein für Demokratie und politische Transparenz" and grew out of a diploma project at an Austrian technical college (HTL). We are not affiliated with any party, authority or parliament. The data comes from the open data of the Austrian Parliament, the Austrian Federal Legal Information System (RIS) and the European Parliament. The official documents of the Austrian Parliamentary Administration are always authoritative. More at somes.at