The political system of the Second Republic came to be characterized by the system of Proporz, meaning that posts of some political importance were split evenly between members of the SPÖ and ÖVP.
Antrosios respublikos politinė sistema rėmėsi Proporz sistema t. y. SPÖ ir ÖVP nariai tarpusavy po lygiai pasidalindavo politiškai svarbius postus.