Direct democracy Austria's legal system distinguished between three different instruments of direct democracy: referendums (Volksabstimmungen), popular initiatives (Volksbegehren) and national opinion polls (Volksbefragungen).Instruments of Direct Democracy. Austrian Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
direct DeMocracy aUStria's Legal SYstem distInguished beTWeeN three dIffeRENt instruments of diRect dEmocRaCy: REfEREnduMS (volksabsTiMMunGen), Popular inItiaTIves (voLKSbegehRen) AnD NatIoNAL OpiNIoN pollS (voLksBEFRagUnGeN).instrUmeNts of direct demoCraCy. AustRiAn MInistry of the intERior. RetriEved 21 mAy 2010.