Appeal to politicians

Open letter: “Klagenfurt needs a fresh start”

Calm should return to Klagenfurt's town hall!

(Bild: Uta Rojsek-Wiedergut)

One scandal follows another. Political haggling has reigned in the provincial capital for years: "Our citizens really don't deserve this!" grumbles Mayor Christian Scheider.

Apparently, the head of the city doesn't know what else to do: Now that Jürgen Dumpelnik, the favorite in the race for the new head of the city council, has also been dropped by the SPÖ due to his closeness to the SPÖ and his intervention in a city senate motion - which, incidentally, was intended to decide his future salary of around 11,000 euros per month - Mayor Christian Scheider has formulated an open letter.

Mayor Christian Scheider addresses his political colleagues in an open letter.

(Bild: Stadtkommunikation/Thomas Hude)

"Too little and superficial"
In it, he not only criticizes the climate within city politics, but also has clear words for the SPÖ: "The scandalous events surrounding the SPÖ's candidate for municipal director, which were uncovered by one of its own club employees, have now also made it clear who is the cause of all these problems in the city." The SP would be drawing the wrong conclusions from the political affair by proposing Michael Zernig as a replacement candidate. "This is clearly too little for a credible reappraisal and far too superficial for me as mayor," said Scheider in his letter.

Although Scheider does not mention any specific names, media reports in recent years suggest that this could mean Deputy Mayor Philipp Liesnig. For Scheider, one thing is clear: "Things can't go on like they have in recent years, our citizens really don't deserve it." He calls for constructive cooperation between all political forces and promises as mayor: "To put an end to party-political tactics and obstructionism". Because: "Klagenfurt needs a new start!"