Three and a half weeks after the state elections in Styria, the new government will take office on Wednesday. During the first session of the state parliament, the members of parliament are sworn in, the chairmen of the state parliament are elected and the government program is discussed. The “Krone” reports live from 10 a.m.
The time has come: next Wednesday, Styria’s newly elected state parliament will meet for its first constituent session. Big words and emotional moments are guaranteed on this historic day, the “Krone” captures them live on site.
Manuela Khom, currently the first President of the State Parliament, is the first to take up the lectern. Then comes the first agenda item: the representatives are sworn in. The three state parliament chairmen for the coming legislature will then be elected via ballot papers. Finally, the planned government program will be reviewed by the club leaders of all parties.
The most important things at a glance:
- The FPÖ-ÖVP government is led by Mario Kunasek (FPÖ) as State Governor and Manuela Khom (ÖVP) as Deputy State Governor mentioned.
- 48 representatives sit in the new state parliament. The election winner, the FPÖ, forms the largest parliamentary group with 17 seats, of which only one is woman. About a third of them are new.
- becomes chairman of the State Parliament Gerald Deutschmann (FPÖ)the second president should be the former governor of the state Christopher Drexler (ÖVP) become the third female president Helga Ahrer (SPÖ).
- The FPÖ is also in the new state government Hannes Amesbauer, Claudia Holzer and Stefan Hermannfor the ÖVP Simone Schmiedtbauer, Barbara Eibinger-Miedl and Karlheinz Kornhäusl.
- Die Opposition is led by club presidents Hannes Schwarz (SPÖ), Sandra Krautwaschl (Greens), Niko Swatek (Neos) and Claudia Klimt-Weithaler (KPÖ).
All developments in the live ticker:
That happened on Tuesday program presented to the new state government. Mario Kunasek will be sworn in by the Federal President in Vienna on Thursday.
Source: Krone
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