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New SPÖ leader Max Lercher: Consequences from the election debacle in Styria
Max Lercher becomes the new SPÖ regional leader in Styria and leads the party into opposition after weak election results.
New SPÖ leader Max Lercher: Consequences from the election debacle in Styria
A big bang in the Styrian SPÖ: Max Lercher was elected as the new regional leader of the SPÖ on Thursday, replacing Anton Lang. Lang resigned after the SPÖ's historically weak election result, which was announced on Wednesday. Lercher was elected with an overwhelming 87 percent support. In his first reaction, he expressed regret over the workers' results and noted that there must be a reason for the FPÖ's election victory that should be faced, how Today.at reported.
The path to opposition
The Styrian SPÖ now sees itself in the opposition and will not be represented in the state government for the first time in the Second Republic The standard highlights. Lercher emphasized that the reality of life of the Styrian population would now be in the foreground, and he announced that the SPÖ wanted to deal constructively with the challenges. Although the party wants to be in opposition, it doesn't just want to be against everything, but rather tackle it critically and in the interests of the citizens.
With the new coalition alliance between the FPÖ and the People's Party, challenging times lie ahead for the SPÖ. Lercher sees an opportunity to hold talks if the new government's negotiations do not show the expected willingness to reform. A clear focus is placed on listening to citizens' concerns and taking them seriously.