(London Independent) Austrian academics have chosen “Bundespräsidentenstichwahlwiederholungsverschiebung” as the country’s word of the year in recognition of the huge impact of its lengthy presidential election.
The 51-letter mouthful roughly translates as “Federal-President-runoff-vote-repeat-postponement”, describing the seven months of votes, court cases and delays that eventually led to Alexander Van der Bellen’s election victory on Sunday.
A jury at the University of Graz said the choice was “not difficult” after being selected by more than 3,000 people.
Advertisement - story continues below
