New wind in the National Council: Walter Roskranz elected as president

New wind in the National Council: Walter Roskranz elected as president

Walter Rosenkranz from the FPÖ has taken over the office of the National Council President and is now one of the most important political figures in the country. The 62-year-old from Krems competed on Thursday during the constituent meeting of the National Council and received 100 out of 162 valid votes, which corresponds to a share of 61.7 percent. This election is a significant moment for the freedom, since he is the first President of the National Council of this party. At the meeting, Peter Haubner and Doris Bures were also nominated for the positions of the second president and the third president.

Before he entered the political arena, Rosenkranz was an elegant lawyer and dealt with citizens' inquiries regarding the Corona measures. His training began in his hometown of Krems, where he attended the federal high school, then became a music school teacher, studied the art of guitar playing and finally studied law at the University of Vienna. He concluded this with a doctorate.

political career and controversy

Rosary's political career began in Krems, where he worked in the local council from 1988 to 2017. He was also a member of the National Council from 2008 to 2019 and also held the office of club chairman during this time. Furthermore, from 2013 to 2019, he took on the role of the FPÖ state party chairman in Lower Austria. In July 2019, he resigned these outstanding positions to take over the public prosecutor.

Especially in the preparation time for his new role, Rosenkranz received a lot of public attention and sometimes also criticism about his belonging to the striking Viennese fraternity of Liberta. This belonging led to negative reactions and publicly expressed concerns, in particular on the part of the Greens and Jewish organizations. Nevertheless, Rosary remains a central figure in the FPÖ and, despite a weak performance in the 2022 presidential election, where he lost his back to Alexander van der Bellen.

During the election of the new president, Wolfgang Sobotka from the ÖVP headed the meeting. Sobotka, the 68-year-old politician from Waidhofen an der Ybbs, announced in June to leave the active politics in June and was no longer for the National Council election. Sobotka will lead the political academy of his party in the future.

The choice of Walter Rosary is not only a return for the politician, but is also a striking step for the FPÖ, which wants to continue to position itself in Austrian politics. according to information from noe.orf.at it is now observed how his presidency will develop and what political switches he is intended to set.