ÖVP presents list for state elections in 2023
Haslauer needed a full six minutes on Tuesday morning to present the list for the state elections in spring 2023. The creation of this list may have taken a little longer, but probably without any friction.
Stoeckl retires
The most prominent departure is the finance and health officer and LHstv. Christian Stoeckl. He had already announced in advance that he would not be available for any further legislative period. The politician and former AHS teacher is retiring.
There is now definitely no place on the state black list for the classic NEOS club chairman Josef Egger, who moved to the ÖVP state parliament club in spring 2022. He had already announced that he did not want to compete.
Schaflechner, Schwabl and Linter are new on the list
Haslauer is number one on the ÖVP list, not surprisingly. The first new name is in fifth place with Markus Schaflechner, he is ÖVP district chairman for the Lungau, followed in seventh place by the hotelier Camilla Schwabl from Saalbach-Hinterglemm (Pinzgau). “Specifically, I intend to continue working, of course, also connect to the work that we have already done and we’ll let the rest come to us. We were only voted onto the list on Monday.”
Also new is the Anifer farmer Nicole Leitner. Their goals: “Strengthening the family businesses that are so important to us, that care for the landscape, cultivate art like we do and also produce regional food from it. What we farmers do and produce should be valued.”
Bring federations and districts under one roof
“Of course there are always discussions, that is clear. But I’m very happy that this time it wasn’t very difficult and that we were able to decide everything by mutual agreement,” says party leader Haslauer about the list of fixed candidates: “But of course it’s due to the complex structure of the People’s Party the various federations and also the strong regional orientation, so that you have to be very careful that the balance is right,” says Haslauer.
After all, not only must the various ÖVP associations be reconciled, but the districts must also be given due consideration and a balance between male and female candidates must be taken into account.
The election is expected to take place in April next year in Salzburg. The ÖVP’s top candidate, Wilfried Haslauer, will then be almost 67 years old.