Contestation of the municipal election in Hard - a dispute over the candidacy!

Contestation of the municipal election in Hard - a dispute over the candidacy!

In an exciting political drama in the municipality of Hard, the lawyer Anton Weber contested the municipal election. He argues that the list "Future Hard", led by candidate for mayor Rene Bickel, should not have started. According to Weber, for which the legal foundations of the candidacy are not sufficient, the list was not identical to the former ÖVP list and would have had to present additional declarations of support, as

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Bickel, who is calm about the challenge, describes the allegations as unfounded. "Everything is absolutely waterproof," says Bickel. He emphasizes that the "Future Hard" list has developed from the former ÖVP list and finally positioned itself as a non-partisan list. "That was transparent and understandable from the start," he emphasizes in a conversation with Orf Vorarlberg . The time of contestation raises questions for him, since Weber had previously had enough opportunities to express his concerns.

Weber, who was active in local politics until 2020 and was once a vice mayor of Hard, apparently sees a need to check the choice. Bickel, on the other hand, sees the contestation as a "attempted attempt" and remains calm. This political banter raises the core question of how the legal framework for the municipal election is designed and what effects this will have on the political future in Hard.