What type of government does Austria currently have?
Austria is a parliamentary representative democracy comprising nine federal states. Austria became a federal, parliamentarian, democratic republic through the Federal Constitution of 1920 The head of state is the Federal President, who is directly elected by popular vote. The chairman of the Federal Government is the Federal Chancellor, who is appointed by the president. The government can be removed from office by either a presidential decree or by vote of no confidence in the lower chamber of parliament, the Nationalrat.
