The decision was made: Mayor Elke Kahr, Graz, will take place again in the elections of the city council in Graz. For weeks she made a secret about it, on Thursday she revealed it during a festive meeting.
It was the most popular political question in Graz in recent weeks: will every Kahr, who became a sensational mayor in 2021, again the top candidate for the KPö in the 2026 elections? She left the decision open for a long time and then decided shortly before the murder in Graz – and remained tight until Thursday evening. A rarity in political matters. Even her immediate environment was surprised how the boss would explain herself.
The political opponents, especially the ÖVP, who lost the mayor’s armchair surprisingly in 2021, already smelled morning air and dreamed of the simple recapture of 1st place in the next elections. Because the potential successor to Kahr Robert Krotzer, who is doing the office of the Health Care City Council, has not been approved by the appearance of his boss.
Large applause under the comrades
On Thursday, the Graz Kpö met for the district conference in the Volkshaus. The tension and tension under the comrades was great before Kahr revealed the secret shortly after 6 pm: yes, she goes back to the election campaign! Big applause separated.
“It was not an easy decision this time. My family encouraged me, the encouragement of the population and my colleagues in the KPö,” says Kahr. In the fall, the list of candidates must be decided at a party conference.
The starting point before the Graz election
This means that the cards for the elections of the Graz city council are only mixed. The ÖVP will probably enter the elections with municipal councilor Kurt Hohensinner, the friendly face of the opposition party that is cut on frontal opposition. Judith Schwentner’s traffic policy is mainly tested in De Groenen. The notoriously weakening Spö relies on former State councilor Doris Kampus, the Neos on Philipp Pointer. The FPö is still looking for a top candidate for the financial scandal, the current party leader and member of the National Council Axel Kassegger will not be a top candidate. Moreover, there is the FPö Split KFG with municipal councilor Claudia Schönbacher.
Source: Krone
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