Doskozil on the election:

“I’ll be happy if we keep our 18th mandate”

Doskozil took stock of the election campaign and looked forward to the election with excitement.

(Bild: Grammer Karl/Karl Grammer)

Doskozil is fully counting on the trust of the people of Burgenland. He criticizes untruths in the election campaign and false promises made by federal politicians.

Governor Hans Peter Doskozil is "a little tense" ahead of the state election on Sunday. "It's like a report card distribution", he said at the election campaign finale in the Haydnbräu in Eisenstadt. Many cameras and microphones were pointed at him as he stepped up to the lectern in front of the assembled SPÖ team.

"Many things are possible"
Doskozil was already feeling "a certain amount of anticipation for the vote and subsequent meetings with companions" on Friday. He did not want to commit himself to the outcome of the election: "Many things are possible." One thing is certain: "I would be very happy if we could keep our 18th mandate." There have been 19 in the past five years.

Voters would be unsettled
Doskozil looked back on the election campaign with mixed feelings. "It has become more difficult to discuss content because people often argue with untruths. This only unsettles the voters," said the Social Democratic top candidate. He regrets this socio-political development. He was also disturbed by the criticism of the state finances.

"Our next budget has been audited." It is also a fact that Burgenland brings up the rear among the federal states in terms of new debt with a 50 million euro loan. "All parliamentary groups have come out against our program - without a counter-program, without an alternative." Side blow to the coalition talks in the federal government: "It's not good for politics if a lot is promised but everything is different again after the election."

It's not good for politics if a lot of promises are made but everything is different again after the election.

Landeshauptmann Hans Peter Doskozil

Making use of the right to vote
Doskozil does not want to let the joy of his work be taken away from him. Keyword health and care: "It's nice when big tasks are feasible and affordable." Doskozil wants to continue on his chosen path. He calls on the population to use their right to vote. "Who is elected is a matter of trust."