17 hours after his victory at the special party conference, new SPÖ leader Hans Peter Doskozil talks about Andreas Babler and Michael Ludwig, building trust and reconciliation and how he wants to put social democracy back at number one in 2024.
Rotenturm on the Pinka, south of Oberwart. The road to the first interview with the new SPÖ boss leads through a hilly landscape and coniferous forests, behind which are three fish ponds. “I come here often,” says the mayor of Burgenland, who lives ten kilometers away, “I only cycled on Whit Monday from Oberwart via Rotenturm to the Eisenberg and back again. This is actually my home, where I grew up.”
The Dirnbeck family of restaurant “Koi” has laid a table on the water for their regular guest. Only 17 hours have passed since the delegates at the special party conference in Linz elected him the new chairman. Hans Peter Doskozil wears chinos and a white shirt with a small black rose embroidered on it.
“crown”: Congratulations on the new job. Who from top politics has already congratulated?
Hans Peter Doskozil: Thank you! I haven’t been able to read all the messages on my mobile yet. The chairman of the green club has come forward, the colleague Brandstätter from the Neos and also some former governor of the ÖVP.
Source: Krone
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