Rupert Quehenberger remains president: Farmers' association triumphs when choosing!

Rupert Quehenberger remains president: Farmers' association triumphs when choosing!

In the hot political battles around the Chamber of Agriculture in Salzburg, the Salzburg farmers' association celebrated an impressive victory on Sunday and secured 73.27 percent of the votes. Rupert Quehenberger remains president and will sit in the saddle for another five years. Despite the clear election victory, the organization lost a few seats, but was able to put the increased stability in the foreground in politically turbulent times. Of 28 seats in the farmers 'parliament, the farmers' association now has 21, as orf.at reported.

It is particularly noteworthy that the turnout with only a third of the voters who were entitled to vote was quite low. While the freedoms were able to gain two seats and now keep three mandates, the independent farmers' association with four seats remains the second strongest force in parliament. SPÖ farmers did not make the move in. Karoline Edtstadler, the state party leader of the Salzburg People's Party, commented concerns about the low turnout and emphasized the need to better motivate people to take part in decision -making processes, as well as from ots.at reported.

strong support despite the loss of seats

However, the management of the farmers' association is optimistic. The results are viewed as a clear order to work with full strength for the concerns of the Salzburg farmers' families in the next few years. Georg Strasser and David Süß from the Bauernbund leadership are convinced that the success of the farmers' association is proof that continuous work pays off. They emphasize that the organization is not only present before elections, but also actively fights for the concerns of the farmers year after year, which ensures a strong voice in the Chamber of Agriculture for the agricultural sector.