Politics
Salzburgerland has its own constitution since 1999, and the government is formed through a Majority system. The election are every five years.
The last results, in March 2009 (compared to 2004) were:
- Social Democrats (SPÖ): 15 seats (-2)
- People's Party (ÖVP): 14 seats
- Freedom Party (FPÖ): 5 seats (+2)
- The Greens (Grüne): 2 seats
Simon Illner (ÖVP) is the President of the Salzburger Parliament and Gabi Burgstaller (SPÖ) is the president of the Salzburgerland.
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