Farmers' Association Chief Strasser Re-elected with 100 Percent

Without opposition, Farmers' Union Chief Georg Strasser was re-elected over the weekend.

The President of the ÖVP Farmers' Union, Georg Strasser, was confirmed in his role on Saturday at the Federal Farmers' Council in Wieselburg. The ÖVP National Council member received an election result of 100 percent of the votes, reported the Farmers' Union in a press release. Agriculture Minister Norbert Totschnig was elected for the first time as Vice President of the Farmers' Union.

Additionally confirmed as Vice Presidents were Upper Austrian Agricultural Councilor Michaela Langer-Weninger, Chamber of Agriculture President Josef Moosbrugger, and Federal Farmer Irene Neumann-Hartberger. ÖVP National Council member Carina Reiter was re-elected as Federal Secretary.

In his speech, Strasser emphasized that the Farmers' Union is more than just a representation of agricultural interests, "namely a political force with history, stance, and a claim to shape." Among the participants of the Federal Farmers' Council were, among others, Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and ÖVP Parliamentary Group Leader August Wöginger.

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