Mario Kunasek: Styria now has a new governor!

Mario Kunasek: Styria now has a new governor!

Mario Kunasek has reached a historic milestone: The 48-year-old was sworn in as the new governor of Styria by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen. This came after his impressive electoral success in the Styrian state elections that took place recently. With this swearing in, Kunasek becomes the first FPÖ politician to head a federal state since Jörg Haider. The ceremony took place in the presence of his family, and Van der Bellen insisted on wishing the new governor all the best for his term of office Today.at reported.

In his speech, Van der Bellen highlighted the economic diversity, tourism and cultural importance of Styria. However, a small faux pas by the Federal President caused a stir: when mentioning the local Bundesliga soccer teams, he forgot the GAK, which he was sorry about after a short statement. Kunasek will now lead a blue-black state government that was elected by the new Styrian state parliament on Wednesday. This is a significant step for the FPÖ, which has often been overshadowed by other parties in recent years oe24.at determines.

Van der Bellen had already sworn in Kunasek as defense minister in the turquoise-blue government in 2017, which could potentially strengthen the new governor in the political landscape. It remains interesting to see how the cooperation with the FPÖ will develop, especially after the warning words of the Federal President when her party colleagues were sworn in last year.