Linz chooses new mayor: Prammer triumphed with 77.1 percent!

Linz chooses new mayor: Prammer triumphed with 77.1 percent!

In the recent runoff election in Linz, the executive mayor Dietmar Prammer (SPÖ) prevailed with impressive 77.1 percent clearly against his challenger Michael Raml (FPÖ). The election took place on January 26th, and Prammer officially accepted his office at the municipal council meeting on Thursday, as orf.at . This marks a further step for the SPÖ, which has ruled the city of Linz continuously since 1945.

The turnout was 42.2 percent, which fell significantly below the 57.5 percent of 2021. Michael Raml, who received 20.2 percent of the vote, was still able to record the historically best result of an FPÖ candidate in Linz. Raml expressed his hope for a "restart in the city policy", while Prammer was relieved after the election victory and "a big stone that had fallen from his heart", said how tt.com reported.

changes in the city senate

With the resignation of the former mayor Klaus Luger, who resigned due to the Brucknerhaus affair, the Linz city senate also experienced changes. The posts are re -awarded, and Tina Blöchl (SPÖ) was reoriented as Vice Mayor. Thomas Gegenhuber (SPÖ) takes over the business agents after he resigned his professorship at the Johannes Kepler University. The political balance of power in the local council remains unchanged, and the SPÖ remains the strongest force with 22 mandates.

The next two years will be crucial, since Prammer will only take a fuselage at the time until the regular election in 2027. This could significantly influence the dynamics in Linz's politics.