At the SPÖ, planning for the state elections, but also for the time afterwards, is already in full swing. In the run-up to the state list ceremony on December 12, former women’s minister Ines Stilling was almost quietly, quietly and surreptitiously placed 18th. According to information from “Krone”, it should be louder about the politician from Klosterneuburg after the election.
The ÖVP plan for the re-election mission is in effect. In the St. Pöltner VAZ, where governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner was re-elected as party leader at the end of April with 99.5 percent of the vote, the foundation stone for the next re-election must be laid in early 2018. the election campaign next Monday, in which the party leader himself is central.
“The governor of the state is the strongest electoral motive,” said party leader Bernhard Ebner during a media round on Monday. However, there are less clear statements from Ebner about the election target. You don’t want to spend something like that right now. The latest NÖN survey saw the ÖVP at 41 percent. This means that the absolute majority would clearly be lost, but the majority in the state government would still be just around the corner. With the SPÖ it will be tight anyway.
SPÖ hardly gets anywhere
Because despite huge losses in the ÖVP, according to the survey, the Social Democrats hardly move. Moreover, top candidate Franz Schnabl probably not only made friends internally with the creation of the list of states. As reported, several comrades in the Waldviertel and Weinviertel feel disadvantaged. The district of Baden alone will probably have more seats in the state parliament after the elections than from the two districts of the state.
Kocevar: “The committees decide!”
However, after the election, Ines Stilling (18th on the list) could become the “red savior”. She was Minister of Women’s Affairs in Brigitte Bierlein’s cabinet of experts and, according to information from Krone, is already on the internal agenda as a future member of the government. “We are pleased to have a competent comrade-in-arms in Ines Stilling who, as a former minister of the expert government of Bierlein, can demonstrate extensive know-how. We are concerned with policy: we want to tackle the problems of Lower Austria: inflation, childcare, housing, health and care. There will be elections on January 29. Then it will be counted – and there will be a result. Our committees decide who will ultimately be part of the SPÖ government team. The SPÖ NÖ has a large number of bright minds who qualify,” explained SPÖ party leader Wolfgang Kocevar when asked.
The input of the former minister
Stilling himself explains to the “Krone” on request: “I am happy to support the SPÖ team with top candidate Franz Schnabl and State Councilor Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig, because I am convinced that in many areas, especially in the social field, the SPÖ health and for women can provide valuable input that will help Lower Austria move forward.” A hint of a government statement…
Source: Krone
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