Kostelka Succession: Gerstorfer Nominated

The official election will take place on July 4 during an extraordinary association day, it was announced in a press release on Tuesday.

Gerstorfer would then be the first female president in the 76-year history of the PVÖ, explained the interim association president Helmut Bieler after the board meeting. She is "the best candidate for this position due to her qualifications."

Gerstorfer has led the Upper Austrian Pensioners' Association since 2023

The 61-year-old has been leading the Upper Austrian Pensioners' Association as state president since 2023. Gerstorfer was the state managing director of the AMS Upper Austria and has decades of experience in the political field, including as state party chairwoman of the SPÖ Upper Austria and state councilor for social affairs.

Kostelka unexpectedly passed away on April 17, two weeks before his 79th birthday. Since then, the former Burgenland SP finance state councilor and PVÖ state president Bieler has been leading the Pensioners' Association on an interim basis.

(APA/Red)

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