Election fever in the Murau district: Who will be the new mayor?

Election fever in the Murau district: Who will be the new mayor?

Important local council elections are coming up in the Murau-Murtal region on Sunday, in which new mayors and local councilors will be elected. The ÖVP and SPÖ are fighting for power in several municipalities. Things are particularly explosive in Weißkirchen and St. Georgen, where both communities need a new mayor. In Weißkirchen, Markus Tafeit from the ÖVP will enter the race after the resignation of Ewald Peer, while Alexander Feiel from the ÖVP in St. Georgen is aiming to succeed Cäcilia Spreitzer meinkreis.at reported.

Political struggles and new faces

The elections in a total of 34 municipalities in the region promise great excitement. In Neumarkt, Mayor Josef Maier of the ÖVP defends his office against four other lists, including the FPÖ and the SPÖ. Anything could happen here, as the political landscape has been shaken up by the merger of the “Zukunft Neumarkt” list with the FPÖ. In addition, exciting changes are afoot in Stadl-Predlitz, where Wolfgang Schlick from the SPÖ has moved from being mayor to number three on the SPÖ list, while the ÖVP is running with Stefan Zuegg, its new top candidate. There are also new mayoral candidates in Fohnsdorf and Judenburg who are standing for election for the first time, which makes the decisions in these regions particularly uncertain.

The ÖVP and its top candidates are under pressure, especially since the Freedom Party is also running in almost all municipalities and the SPÖ will be running across the Murtal municipalities. In Murau the election will also be exciting, with a combination of the ÖVP, SPÖ, FPÖ and Greens appearing on the ballot paper for the first time. The upcoming elections in Murau-Murtal are a test for the new party leaders Manuela Khom and Max Lercher and could have far-reaching consequences for the political future of the region, reports orf.at.