When she was 14, as an atheist she elected under the Austrian Constitution to register as Konfessionslos (religionless).

When the Austrian Constitution came into force in 1920, the Habsburg Law was made a constitutional law.

As a matter of fact the Austrian Constitution does give far-reaching powers to the Federal President, but these had never been exercised by any of Klestil's predecessors.

On 1 September 2005 the Austrian Constitution was amended to include a new article: " 8 (3) Die Österreichische Gebärdensprache ist als eigenständige Sprache anerkannt.

The Austrian Constitution, Constitution of Germany, and Swiss Constitution enumerate few policy fields exclusive to the states, but enumerate extensive concurrent powers.

At the behest of Chancellor Karl Renner, Kelsen worked on drafting a new Austrian Constitution, enacted in 1920.

On 20 December 1945, the Austrian Constitution was officially re-enacted, with ÖVP founder Leopold Figl forming the first post-war Federal Government.

Under the Austrian Constitution, the makeup of any proposed cabinet must be presented to President Thomas Klestil, and the parties said they will do that on Wednesday.

Although members of Dr Schuschnigg's party (the Fatherland Front) could vote at any age, all other Austrians below the age of 24 were to be excluded under a clause to that effect in the Austrian Constitution.

In Austria, the Austrian Constitution of 1920 (based on a draft by Hans Kelsen) introduced judicial review of legislative acts for their constitutionality.