Resignation after Vienna Election: Mahrer Recommends Figl as Successor
Mahrer announced this in a short statement before a presidium meeting of the ÖVP on Monday afternoon.
According to the preliminary final result, the ÖVP fell back below the 10 percent mark in the municipal council election from just over 20 percent. Mahrer then pulled the emergency brake. His planned withdrawal was already confirmed in the party in the morning.
Vienna Election: Election Result "Very, Very Painful"
The election result was "very, very painful" for him and the party, he said himself in the afternoon. "It was not expected by me in this dimension," he assured: "I take full political responsibility for the result and will resign as the state party chairman of the Vienna People's Party."
The People's Party now needs a new state party chairman who has a broad majority in the party and who can also build bridges to other parties and the city, Mahrer stated. He must also represent the values of the People's Party and further develop a modern city party.
"I will therefore now propose to the state party presidium a personality as my successor who, in my view, fulfills all the necessary requirements in an optimal form." This person is Markus Figl.
(APA/Red)
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