New Chancellor Stocker: ÖVP and SPÖ finally form government teams!

New Chancellor Stocker: ÖVP and SPÖ finally form government teams!

The political stage in Austria is facing a decisive change, because the ÖVP and SPÖ have presented their ministerial teams for the new government. The tension is tangible when the ÖVP takes the lead under the new executive party leader Christian Stocker. According to vienna.at , Stocker will be responsible as the new Chancellor, while Claudia Plakolm, the previous state secretary, is to move into the Chancellery in order to lead the youth policy. Further key items are taken over by well -known faces. For example, the Styrian State Councilor Barbara Eibinger-Miedl becomes State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, and in the business department, Elisabeth Zehetner, the managing director of Oecolution Austria, is traded as State Secretary.

At the same time, the SPÖ consolidates its ministerial positions, whereby the vice president of the administrative court, Anna Sporrer, is to be appointed Justice Minister. The party announced this in accordance with the outstanding board elections, which are considered a matter of form. In addition to culture and media, Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler will also manage the residential buildings. The new finance minister Markus Marterbauer, an experienced economist of the Chamber of Labor, as well as other ministers such as Peter Hanke in the infrastructure department and Korinna Schumann in the social department are also part of this team, such as Press reports . The SPÖ is pleased with the result, and its leading representatives emphasize that the lengthy debates about post distributions have now been completed.

neos and their ministerial posts

The NEOs, which are also involved in the three-way coalition, have already clarified their ministerial posts, including Beate Meinl-Reisinger as Foreign Minister and Christoph Return in the Ministry of Education. This unity among the NEOs indicates a stable basis of the new government, while the ÖVP relies on continuity, especially with unchanged ministers in key departments. The new government will come to a press conference on Thursday to present its strategy and vision for the upcoming challenges.