Red conflict – Babler downplays the problem with Burgenland

After the scandal he turns to Calmieren. The list of candidates for the EU elections had again led to unrest within the SPÖ.

Governor Hans Peter Doskozil put on the brakes on Friday and announced that he would not send former minister Norbert Darabos to the EU elections.

Despite the violent reaction, party leader Andreas Babler sees no problem with Burgenland. In fact, he is confident that the federal party and the SPÖ Burgenland will tackle the election dispute “very specifically together”, Babler said in the morning newspaper “Ö1”. “We decided on a federal list by an overwhelming majority and Burgenland had a different view on it.” Such processes also happen at other parties, says Babler.

The SPÖ is run as a youth organization
The mood in Eisenstadt was different: the state party meeting must have been a circle of frustrated people. “Everyone expressed their anger,” said one participant at the meeting.

What many party members do not understand is why SPÖ leader Babler could not give the Burgenlanders at least sixth place on the list, which is now occupied by the Carinthian candidate. “It would have been a sign of reconciliation. This deal could have been made with Peter Kaiser in the interests of the party. Tactically, the federal party is run like an SPÖ youth organization,” party insiders said. Even if the disappointment is great, you don’t want to add fuel to the fire. Because the people of Burgenland do not want to have the chance of future election results at the federal level.

First sign: At an event in Spielberg, Doskozil man Max Lercher and Andreas Babler hugged each other 15 times.