Burgenland’s governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) and the red party leader Pamela Rendi-Wagner are back at odds. What speaks for and against the takeover of power by Doskozil.
Once Doskozil is back from rehab, he apparently feels the urge to tell his boss, “You can’t do it. I can.” His approach evokes a déjà vu, reminiscent of Sebastian Kurz’s tactic to remove Reinhold Mitterlehner as ÖVP party leader.
Poll: Federal SPÖ with Doskozil at 32 percent
What is the reason for the many interpretations? The SPÖ Burgenland commissioned pollster Peter Hajek to conduct a study into how the SPÖ would perform with top candidate Doskozil. Result: A Doskozil-SPÖ would receive 32 percent of the vote, while Rendi-Wagner has 27 percent.
In Burgenland nobody wants to hear about a power struggle. “The SPÖ is on its way to number 2 at the federal level. We wanted to show what potential the party would have if it took over issues from Burgenland,” says regional director Roland Fürst.
Would a takeover of the SPÖ by Doskozil work at all?
Above all, the subject of migration is neglected by the federal SPÖ. Doskozil has a high degree of credibility on the asylum issue and could take important percentage points from the FPÖ.
Doskozil: Ashes crushed to Ludwig, Dornauer no longer “best buddy”
The script is reminiscent of Sebastian Kurz’s ÖVP takeover – but only at first glance. “Because Doskozil lacks the allies Kurz had with Wolfgang Sobotka, who was in charge,” says political insider Thomas Hofer. Doskozil is now isolated in the SPÖ. Mayor Michael Ludwig’s ashes have fallen apart. Tyrol’s Vice President Georg Dornauer is no longer Doskozil’s “best buddy”.
SPÖ Burgenland favors “Scholz model”
Fürst outlines what a peaceful solution could look like, using the ‘Scholz model’ as an example. As an SPD leader, Olaf Scholz was unable to secure a majority within the party for a long time, but a survey confirmed that he had the best chances as a top candidate. So the SPD then agreed with Scholz – and today he is the German Chancellor. The SPÖ Burgenland favors such a modus operandi for the election of the next top candidate. So I’m interested in a power struggle.
Source: Krone
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