Exciting duels: Who will conquer the mayor's posts in Lower Austria?

Exciting duels: Who will conquer the mayor's posts in Lower Austria?

Leibnitz, Österreich - The political landscape is in transition, since the first exciting municipal elections of 2025 are imminent in Austria. In the Leibnitz district, voters are called to the urns with 73,204 voters, which means an increase of 1,999 compared to 2020. The election campaign promises excitement, especially in the district capital Leibnitz, where Mayor Michael Schumacher faces the election. The SPÖ, which has dominance in many communities, could lose its absolute majority. In particular, the FPÖ with its top candidate Daniel Kos is expecting good chances to win the mayor's armchair, such as

In Lower Austria, the elections are pending on January 26, 2025, in which over 11,000 mandates are awarded. The voters decide who determines the direction of their communities in the coming years. The ÖVP runs in almost all communities, the SPÖ in 539, while the FPÖ, Greens and Neos also compete. It becomes particularly exciting in Wiener Neustadt, where the SPÖ with a promising list, which includes a high proportion of women, tries to recapture the lost mayoral post. The focus is on local topics such as health care and living space to increase the turnout, such as noeaktuell.at emphasized.

Each district experiences its own individual campaigns because each community has its specific necessary changes that shape the election campaign. In communities such as Traiskirchen, which wants to promote many social projects under the new mayor Sabrina Divoky, or in Bad Großpertholz, where the political situation is tense with a scandal, it remains to be seen in the past.