Luger is the only candidate for the Linz SPÖ presidency

That’s because Mayor Klaus Luger is the only candidate for direct election. The electoral commission announced this today. According to this, only Luger announced his candidacy on time and, with 283 declarations of support, brought in a sufficient number of signatures.

Luger needs 50 percent “yes” votes

From September 23 to mid-October, around 5,500 members can vote. The highest committee of the SPÖ Linz, the district conference, meets on November 7th. On this day, Luger is automatically considered the new district party leadertzener is elected if at least 20 percent of the members took part in the election and more than 50 percent of the “Yes” votes were cast.

Direct democracy since 2020

Membership has been anchored in the SPÖ Linz since 2020: both the chairmanship of the district party and the top functions for mayoral, state parliament and national council elections are elected by the members.