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ÖVP Leader Stocker Resigns Mandate in Wiener Neustadt

ÖVP-Chef Stocker hat sein Wiener Neustädter Mandat zurückgelegt.
ÖVP-Chef Stocker hat sein Wiener Neustädter Mandat zurückgelegt. ©APA/GEORG HOCHMUTH
After the municipal council elections in Lower Austria, ÖVP leader Stocker has resigned his mandate in Wiener Neustadt.

According to information from Tuesday, ÖVP leader Christian Stocker will remain active as the city party chairman of the ÖVP Wiener Neustadt. He will be supported in the future by Matthias Zauner, the previous club chairman in the town hall and state manager.

ÖVP Leader Stocker Hands Over Municipal Tasks in Wiener Neustadt

It requires "a clear focus on the concerns of the city to get the best out of it. That is why I have decided to hand over my municipal tasks to new hands," Stocker was quoted in a statement. Mayor Klaus Schneeberger (ÖVP) expressed his regret over his departure from the municipal council. "But due to the challenge at the federal level, this step is understandable," he added. Stocker was also previously deputy mayor. Erika Buchinger will succeed him in this role. The new ÖVP club leader in the Wiener Neustadt town hall will be Wolfgang Horvath. The personnel decisions were unanimously approved by the city party board and the new municipal council club, it was emphasized in the statement.

(APA/Red)

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