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The current Constitution of Austria (Law Gazette No. 1/1930 as of Law Gazette No. BGBl I 99/2002) states in its Art 1 that Austria is a Democratic Republic. Austria is a federal state which is composed of nine federal provinces (Bundesländer, Art 2). The Constitution divides the state competences between the federal state and the Bundesländer. The most important powers lie with the federal state, however, issues that are not mentioned fall within the competence of the Bundesländer (v Art 10–14 Const).
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Kofler, B. (2008). Austria. In: Kucsko-Stadlmayer, G. (eds) European Ombudsman-Institutions. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-72882-6_12
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