Fischer takes over as SPÖ Parliamentary Group Leader in the Federal Council

The SPÖ has a new parliamentary group leader in the Federal Council. Christian Fischer, mayor of St. Veit an der Gölsen in Lower Austria, prevailed in a contested vote against new Federal Council member Christoph Matznetter, as learned by the APA from the chamber of states. Matznetter, formerly among other roles a State Secretary for Finance, was only sent to the Federal Council after the Vienna state election. Before that, he served for many years as a member of the National Council.

Fischer in the Federal Council since 2023

That his candidacy for the parliamentary group leadership, pushed by the Vienna party, would not be a walk in the park had already been indicated in recent days. Fischer, who has been in the chamber of states since 2023, was ultimately able to clearly prevail within his own faction with 10:7 votes. The election became necessary because the previous chairwoman, Korinna Schumann, had moved to the federal government as Minister of Social Affairs.

In a reaction via press release, Fischer stated that the SPÖ Federal Council faction will continue to be the strong voice for the Austrian federal states in parliament in the coming years: "We are taking responsibility together in this difficult time and bringing Austria back on track."

(APA/Red)

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