Stockers big hour: Election as party leader in Wiener Neustadt!

Stockers big hour: Election as party leader in Wiener Neustadt!

In a highly awaited federal party conference on March 29 in Wiener Neustadt, Christian Stocker is officially elected as the new chairman of the ÖVP. The 65-year-old, who followed Karl Nehammer, was so far only managing party chairman. The event takes place in the Arena Nova and begins at 1 p.m., as the party confirmed on Friday. In addition to Stocker, four representatives are also elected, including the Austrian political sizes Karoline Edtstadler, Thomas Stelzer, Sophia Kircher and Veronika Marte. The electoral committee unanimously agreed to these candidates, such as oe24.at reported.

The choice is of particular importance because it is all about remarkable women's promotion in the People's Party. Nico Marchetti, the general secretary of the ÖVP, emphasized that three of the four deputies are female, and the proportion of women reaches almost 50 percent among delegates. These developments not only come to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the ÖVP, but also represent a step towards a stronger female presence in the party leadership, so Noen.at . Stocker faces the challenge of exceeding the high election results of its predecessors, which traditionally are very positive in the first elections as chairman. Nehammer was chosen with 100 percent in 2022, which puts the bar for Stocker's candidacy quite high. Sebastian Kurz and Reinhold Mitterlehner also achieved high approval values ​​in their electoral groups.