New mayor in the city: Osztovics triumphs again!

New mayor in the city: Osztovics triumphs again!

Geleitet wurde die Sitzung vom dienstältesten Mandatar in Person, Willi Haberbichler (FPÖ). - In Neunkirchen, Klaudia Osztovics again won the elections for the head of the city and prevailed against Günther Kautz from the SPÖ. This is your second choice as city leader within a few months after Herbert Osterbauer's resignation last year. Osztovics received 34 out of 36 votes, while Kautz had no chance due to an election alliance between the ÖVP and the FPÖ. After her election, Osztovics promised to work "appreciative and together" in the next five years, as the NÖN

Bundestag election 2025: Union triumphed

In the early Bundestag election in 2025, the Union under candidate Friedrich Merz clearly won and left the AfD and the SPD behind. The SPD recorded a historical low at only 17.4 percent, while the Greens are also represented with 11.6 percent and the left with 8.8 percent. The FDP, on the other hand, failed at the five percent hurdle, as reported by the Morgenpost.de . Merz is now facing the challenge of forming a government coalition after excluding cooperation with the AfD. However, an alliance with the SPD and the Greens is considered possible, despite the reserved attitude of the CSU towards the Greens.

The new Bundestag will shrink through a voting law reform and only include 630 MPs. Compared to the previous elections, these are 106 seats less. This reform could have an impact on the distribution of seats, whereby some direct candidates can go empty for their parties without votes. Voter hike has played a crucial role because many voters have switched from the SPD to the Union, which had a strong impact on the election results.