The poor performance of the Social Democrats in the state elections on September 26th was discussed, but an intensive processing of omissions will not take place until the next few weeks. There is no need for rushes now, an analysis of the result should not exhaust itself only in personal questions, it said.
Personnel decisions were therefore a central topic in the board yesterday: In addition to Gerstorfer as a regional artist, was also Michael Lindner confirmed as club leader of the SP parliamentary group.
The nomination came as a surprise Peter Binder as the third president of the state parliament. Binder, close confidante of the Mayor of Linz Klaus Luger and controversial health spokesman for the SP Landtag Club, is said to be the outgoing red long-term president Gerda Weichsler-Hauer follow. Those who know the party see this decision as “a first step for the Linz SP to return to the political arena”. As is well known, the Linz SP and Mayor Luger have maintained a distant relationship with the state SP for several years.
It has not yet been decided who Lindner’s two deputies will be in the SP Club, these positions should tend to be – so far Binder and the new mayor of Ebenseer Sabine Promberger – be filled with women. Is considered a candidate Doris Margreiter, For the second deputy post, a new face in the state parliament comes into question: the Steyr woman Sabine Engleitner-New, with which the strong Steyrer SP would also come back to the train.
The representatives of the state SP in the Federal Council remain Dominik Reisinger and Bettina Lancaster.
