The turning point in Bludenz: Women conquer mayoral offices!

The turning point in Bludenz: Women conquer mayoral offices!

In a surprising turn of the mayoral elections in the Montafon, ÖVP candidate Elisabeth Kuster won 67 percent of the vote in the SPÖ-dominated St. Gallenkirch. Kuster's victory is noteworthy, especially since the SPÖ did not even compete in this election and only achieved 36 percent, as vorarlberg.orf.at . At the same time, Alexandra Schlegg was re -elected to office by the list "Together for Ludesch" in Ludesch with an overwhelming majority of 88.41 percent. Angelika Moosbrugger, the reigning mayor of Wolfurt, was also clearly able to prevail with 73.2 percent.

drama in Hettingen: Only one candidate for election

in Hettingen, where the elections take place on March 24th, a different story has developed. Daniel Eiffler, the only officially approved candidate, was able to submit his application in good time and completely, while the second applicant, Reinhard Riesch, was rejected due to a lack of signatures, such as Schwaebische.de reported. Eiffler is a member of the CDU and plans to concentrate in particular on the topics of finance, education and infrastructure. His candidacy only became necessary after Dagmar Kuster, who served as mayor for 12 years, surprisingly announced her resignation and left office on April 30th.

The elections in the different communities show a clear picture: politics in Montafon is changing. While the ÖVP was able to regain the trust of voters in several communities, the question remains in Hettingen whether Eiffler can successfully make the change after Kuster has led the scepter for a whole term. The elections are faced with a promising, albeit challenging time for the new candidates and citizens who are entitled to vote.