Visit to Oberwart

ÖVP starts final spurt of EU election campaign in Oberwart

From the left: EU candidates Pichlbauer and Tuder, Chancellor Nehammer, VP top candidate Lopatka, EU mandatary Sagartz and Mayor Rosner.

(Bild: Schulter Christian)

The People's Party heralded the hot phase for the EU elections in Burgenland on June 9. In addition to top candidate Reinhold Lopatka, Federal Party Chairman and Chancellor Karl Nehammer was also present at the "kick-off to the final spurt" in Oberwart. 

The Oberwart trade fair was the venue for the "ÖVP kick-off to the final spurt" for the European elections on June 9, which was attended by Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer. For top candidate Reinhold Lopatka, as a native of Hartberg, it was more or less a home game. Oberwart had been chosen as the venue on purpose, said outgoing EU mandatary Christian Sagartz, as he had made the leap to Brussels five years ago against all doubters and has had his European office in Oberwart ever since.

It's not Reinhold who will fix it, it's up to all of us to believe in a better Europe.

Bundeskanzler Karl Nehammer

Chancellor and Secretary General: run, run, run
As a centrist force, the ÖVP stands for consistent external border protection, a strong business location, climate protection with common sense and a Europe that is close to its citizens. The support of the ÖVP ranks for their top candidate was clearly noticeable. "It's not Reinhold who will fix it, it's up to all of us to believe in a better Europe," said Chancellor Nehammer. VP Secretary General Christian Stocker also said that he would run, run, run for him around the clock.

Burgenland as the biggest beneficiary of the EU
In his speech, Lopatka himself referred to Burgenland, as there is no other province in Austria that has benefited more from EU accession. "Working together, that must be the concept of the EU", said Lopatka.

Two ÖVP candidates from Burgenland fight for entry
With 35%, the ÖVP was number 1 in the 2019 EU elections both nationwide and in Burgenland. The party does not want to be put off by poorer forecasts. Burgenland itself has two candidates on the ÖVP list: Vanessa Tuder in 8th place and Bernd Pichlbauer in 29th place.