Mayor election in Salzburg: Surprising victories and narrow races!

Mayor election in Salzburg: Surprising victories and narrow races!

Mühlbach, Österreich - In the small but lively community with more than 1,800 inhabitants, a political comeback is celebrated. Natascha Burian from the ÖVP and Alexander Leutgeb from the SPÖ competed against each other in an exciting runoff election. While Burian brought in 41 percent of the votes in the first ballot, Leutgeb only narrowly followed 39 percent. These elections were necessary after the previous mayor Gerhard von Wagner resigned after a traffic accident and a positive alcohol test, such as The ORF-Oberösterreich reported .

On March 10, extensive mayoral elections took place in 119 Salzburg communities, and the results show a dramatic change in the political landscape. In many cities, including Salzburg, Mühlbach and Saalfelden, tight fights for the mayor's office took place. The focus is particularly on the city of Salzburg, where Bernhard Auinger from the SPÖ won 62.5 percent against Kay-Michael Dankl from the KPÖ. In Mühlbach, Willibald Bodner also triumphed from the FPÖ with 55.1 percent and thus secured the mayor's office for his party for the first time. The elections took place with a total of 165,665 citizens, which shows that the political currents in the region go through more intensive changes, such as