ÖVP farmers' association remains dominant: Voter turnout continues to drop!
ÖVP farmers' association remains dominant: Voter turnout continues to drop!
In the last elections on Sunday, February 17, 2025, the ÖVP-Bauernbund achieved an impressive result in Salzburg, despite a loss of 5.8 percent. The farmers' association now holds 21 out of 28 seats in the general assembly of the Chamber of Agriculture and Rupert Quehenberger was confirmed as president. With its ongoing dominance, the farmers' association represents the trust of the farmers who are looking for stable and reliable representatives and rely on this party in the current political uncertainty, such asOverall, the turnout was around 34.8 percent and thus decreased compared to previous elections. This decline continues in the trend; Already in previous chamber elections, the participation stagnated what political scientist Armin Mühlböck interprets as a sign of growing disenchantment with politics. The free farmers were only able to reach 10.35 percent of the votes and thus remained behind the independent farmers' association, which came to 13.73 percent, as reported.
a strong backing for Quehenberger
Rupert Quehenberger was pleased with the renewed encouragement of his electorate and emphasized the need to continue to represent the concerns of Salzburg agriculture loudly. Despite the challenges that the current political situation brings, there is still a strong interest in agricultural policy in the region. He sees the next challenge in mobilizing younger voters to increase the turnout in the future.
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