Hanke as the new minister: power struggle and praise tunnel under pressure!

Hanke as the new minister: power struggle and praise tunnel under pressure!

1010 Wien, Österreich - On Monday, Peter Hanke, the former Financial City Council of Vienna, is praised as the new Federal Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology. In an interview with the Krone about the internal power games within the SPÖ and the upcoming decisions about the controversial lobautunnel project. He emphasized his responsibility to promote developments that benefit Austria and sees himself as someone who has the big picture in view.

rumors about Hanke's possible appointment as finance minister have been circulating for a few days. The Falter reports that there are discussions within the SPÖ because party leader Andreas Babler prefers another candidate for the post. Despite these internal tensions, Mayor Michael Ludwig Hanke proposed as experts for the new government. A current budget deficit of almost 4 billion euros for Vienna and the continued discussion about Vienna Energie reinforce the challenge that Hanke expects in his new position

Important decisions are before

Hanke has been a financial city council in Vienna since 2018 and has since emerged primarily due to its inconspicuous nature and manager style in politics. Contrary to the criticism he had to take due to the high budget deficit, he defended the city's investments. However, the fiasco around the Vienna Energy, which got into liquidity problems and had to ask the city for support in the amount of 1.4 billion euros, caused considerable damage to its reputation. Internally, there are doubts about Hanke's ability to master the great challenges of financial policy that will come to the new minister.

With Hanke's impending appointment and the issues already mentioned within the party, the political landscape in Austria is at an exciting climax. The upcoming decisions made by the party committees of the SPÖ on Friday are likely to be trend -setting for future politics.