Bang after move

All back: Newly elected local leader resigns

Back to the starting line: The surprisingly elected SPÖ mandatary Robert Fehervary resigned after internal discussions - now it's Mayor Obereigner-Sivec's turn again.

(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Gemeinde Groß-Enzersdorf)

The big bang was followed by another: in a clever move at the constituent meeting of the municipality of Groß-Enzersdorf, SPÖ Vice Fehervary "overtook" the top candidate Monika Obereigner-Sivec. Four days later, he resigned from all his political functions for "private reasons".

She has been steering the fortunes of Groß-Enzersdorf since 2017 - until it became clear during the secret mayoral vote that not all comrades were behind Monika Obereigner-Sivec: Whether it was a clever move against the trained vocational school teacher, who won an absolute majority in the election, SPÖ district spokesperson LAbg. Rene Zonschitz does not want to comment further: "After the meeting was canceled, we sat down together and clarified how the SPÖ could get back into calmer waters after the very surprising election of Vice Robert Fehervary."

"It's been twelve good years"
On Monday, Fehervary resigned from all functions and thanked his friends via Facebook. "It's been a great twelve years," he says - but also points out that "we should let the new mandataries do their work. There are a lot of good people! Give them the same chance you gave me."

Re-election should now be a "united process " 
"We now need a stable situation in the party," emphasizes Zonschitz with regard to the re-election. When asked to what extent there will be changes to the mandataries in order to secure the majority of votes: "We are now discussing in the living room and only then will we stand on the balcony with the result."