Rot-Green takes over: Doskozil starts in third term as governor!

Rot-Green takes over: Doskozil starts in third term as governor!

A new era started in Burgenland! After the state election on January 19, the new state parliament was ceremoniously constituted on Thursday. Under the leadership of Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) and his new coalition with the Greens, who are represented for the first time in the government team, the new government team received 19 out of 36 valid votes. The opposition parties FPÖ and ÖVP, as expected, stay back and did not choose the team. This has been replaced by the SPÖ's sole government that has existed since 2020, reported ORF Burgenland .

New President of the Landtag and important topics

The constituent session marked the beginning of the 23rd legislative period of the Burgenland state parliament. In this new constellation, 15 of the 36 MPs are new, with the SPÖ remaining the strongest faction with 17 seats. The Green Anja Haider-Wallner was elected as the first deputy governor, while Astrid Eisenkopf (SPÖ) as President of the Landtag presents is a clear focus on climate and environmental protection and women's policy. In her first speech, Eisenkopf emphasized that the well-being of people was the top premise and that initiatives are sought for the opening of the state parliament for young people, wrote The press .

In addition, Johann Tschürtz (FPÖ) was elected second president and Claudia Schlager (SPÖ) as the third president. These shifts in the Presidium bring more female representatives to the state parliament. District Member Robert Hergovich (SPÖ) said goodbye to the Presidium and will remain as a government coordinator. The new ministries under Doskozil rely on continuity with well -known faces such as Heinrich Dorner, Leonhard Schnäann and Daniela Winkler, all Spö.