But "substitute emperor"?
How Van der Bellen came to have so much power
Because it had become increasingly difficult to form a government, the incumbent Federal President has been in charge since 1929. However, the founding fathers of the republic did not actually want a strong president, but merely a "state notary".
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen If there was one thing the founding fathers of the republic wanted to avoid at all costs, it was a "substitute emperor". After the collapse of the Habsburg monarchy and the proclamation of the Republic of German-Austria in the fall of 1918, nothing was to remind us of the old practice when an emperor had appointed a government by his grace, i.e. "from above". The Federal Constitution of 1920 therefore did not provide for a strong head of state, but only for a president as "state notary", who was to confirm the proper enactment of laws.
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