Gerber becomes the new ÖVP boss in Innsbruck: a restart for the future!
Gerber becomes the new ÖVP boss in Innsbruck: a restart for the future!
Innsbruck, Österreich - Gerber was elected as the new city party chairman of the ÖVP in Innsbruck with 94.17 percent and thus succeeds Florian Tursky. The new chairman, who is also the state of the economic and tourism council, has set itself the goal of making the ÖVP more visible again. In his speech, he emphasized the need for a "broad bourgeois offer" in the state capital. Gerber plans to compete in the municipal council election in 2030 as a candidate for the Innsbruck ÖVP.
Florian Tursky, who withdrawn from politics after the defeat in the municipal council election in 2024, was not present on Monday because he became a father. Tursky, who, as the mayor candidate of the bourgeois alliance "Das Neue Innsbruck", had to accept a difficult defeat and the ÖVP in the municipal council election in 2024 only led to the opposition, previously expressed positive feedback about the unit within the party and had received 91.9 percent of the votes in order to become a city party chairman. This election took place as part of a city party conference under the direction of the VP Tirol state managing director Sebastian Kolland.
political challenges and goals
In his speech, Gerber generally spoke about local political issues such as security, affordable living and mobility. It is particularly important to him that people, especially seniors and women, feel safe in Innsbruck, especially in the evening. Tursky had emphasized similar topics and pointed out challenges such as soil sealing, care, childcare, leisure activities as well as the business and research locations.Despite its success in the economic sector, Gerber was not without internal competition. In a combat vote, he lost to the chairman of the chair in the ÖVP business association, which in his view could bring the advantage of taking a stronger position within the party by taking over the city party post.
look at the upcoming elections
The municipal council and mayor election in Innsbruck will take place on April 14, 2024, with a runoff election on April 28, 2024, no party should receive the required majority. While the city is divided into 154 voting flags, all Union citizens with the main residence in Innsbruck who are at least 16 years old are entitled to vote and have been living there for at least one year. The time frame for the election on election day is from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Overall, the signs for the Innsbruck ÖVP are at the beginning, but also with great challenges that affect not only the party structures, but also the quality of life in the city. The next few months could be crucial for the future political orientation.
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