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Future Vice Chancellor Marterbauer: | "An FPÖ chancellor would be a catastrophe": Despite his cancer diagnosis, Markus Marterbauer feels obligated to lead the ...
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Babler will remain Vice Chancellor until the end of the year, then Marterbauer will take over. Kucher and Holzleitner are to take over the SPÖ in an interim ...
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Who is to blame for Babler's departure: the media, the SPÖ, or himself?: Pollster Peter Hajek and domestic policy editor Walter Hämmerle discuss this in the ...
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Media funding: The tabloids don't always have to win: Outgoing Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler pushed through his media package without delivery subsidies for ...
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Babler and Zeiler shake hands: It remains unclear how things will proceed in the SPÖ. On Tuesday evening, at the film premiere of "Bruno - | The Young Kreisky" ...
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Key FactsBabler seeks to retain SPÖ leadership after Zeiler’s move
Sep 26, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: kleinezeitung.at
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: kleinezeitung.at
- Babler said Zeiler’s move was no reason for him to withdraw from party leadership.
- He cited his March reelection and a clear mandate received six months earlier.
- Regarding a possible Zeiler candidacy, Babler cited existing rules and said it currently amounted only to rumors.
- Under the statutes, ten percent—around 13,000 members—can trigger a direct election; the board may convene a special party congress.
I believe that in the near future it will become clear that the public pressure within the party will be so strong that even the party chairman will see that it is better to step down.— Peter Pelinka, longtime journalist who advises Zeiler, told Ö1.
OpinionAufstieg und Fall: Wer war Andreas Babler?: Es war eine kurze steile Karriere. Von 2023 bis 2026 war Andreas Babler SPÖ-Vorsitzender. Er hat sich dabei neu ...
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OpinionThe “autumn of results” could be followed by “Herbert, the Chancellor”: They could have “ruled by decree,” but the year turned out unexpectedly bumpy for the ...
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SPÖ Crisis: Gerhard Zeiler Resigns: The SPÖ appoints its interim party leadership. Gerhard Zeiler wishes Marterbauer all the best.
kleinezeitung.at/artikel/41334098/spoe-kuert-duo-warten-auf-zeiler-bangen-in-koalition
The SPÖ is heading towards a showdown on Sunday: The decision in the power struggle could come on Sunday: The state party leaders of the Social Democratic Party ...
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"It was a wild tug-of-war": How Babler defended himself - | and still resigned: There was no way around the chairman's departure. But the timing led to the ...
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Video to party members: Babler addresses members: Outgoing SPÖ leader and outgoing Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler addresses party members in a video ...
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Paid articlePaywall Doskozil attends Babler's meeting with state leaders: Various scenarios regarding the outcome of the meeting are currently being discussed ...
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The stalemate ends with a three-person lead for SPÖ: Über Stunden saßen die roten Spitzen am Sonntag zusammen, um die Nachfolge von Andreas Babler zu regeln ...
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Paid articlePaywallWhat's gotten into Gerhard Zeiler? The 71-year-old millionaire wants to pull the SPÖ (Social Democratic Party of Austria) out of the mire. To achieve this ... Show more
Our “Public Sphere”: Sewers, Remnant Media, Total Crashes: What remains of the Babler affair? The failure of almost all democratically minded media. A polemic
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SPÖ Reorganization: Holzleitner Takes on a Key Role: WELS/VIENNA. The leadership debate within the SPÖ (Social Democratic Party of Austria) has at least been ...
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Andreas Babler: Revered, controversial, and attacked from the beginning: On Sunday, the SPÖ initiated the gradual departure of party leader Andreas Babler ...
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How Babler could shake off his reputation as a lame duck: As Minister of Media, Andreas Babler set himself an ambitious program. But what can he still implement ...
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Paid articlePaywall Netflix is filming a series about the SPÖ: With three chairpersons, it's getting crowded on the Iron Throne of Social Democracy - | and next year there ...
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Paid articlePaywall How it came about that Babler is now staying after all: On Sunday, the SPÖ's fate was hanging by a thread. In the end, the saving offer came from someone who ...
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Paid articlePaywall OpinionBabler, Kucher, Holzleitner: How many Social Democrats does it take to change a lightbulb on Löwelstrasse?
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Gerhard Zeiler doesn't stand a chance in Vienna: Following the meeting of the Vienna SPÖ, it is becoming clear that Gerhard Zeiler has no support within the ...
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OpinionRed principle of hope: If the SPÖ has its way, Markus Marterbauer, after his hoped-for recovery, should stop the party's decline as Vice Chancellor and party ...
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Paid articlePaywallThe SPÖ discovers a new dimension of the bizarre: Historically unique: A chairman is ousted without a real successor. The ousted chairman remains in his position ...
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Holzleitner on the SPÖ leadership position: | "I am not available": VIENNA. Ahead of Sunday's meeting between Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler and the state ...
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Babler wants to remain SPÖ leader and sees a "clear mandate" from the party for himself
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(APA Livestream) Fateful hours for Babler: Decision made at SPÖ
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OpinionHow inhumane can a Social Democrat be?: A party in a panic is already looking for new leadership again. Anyone who treats their own comrades the way the SPÖ has ...
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Zeiler or Babler? Max Lercher speaks out now.: The Styrian state party executive committee will meet on Wednesday. Like the Carinthians ...
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Marterbauer as SPÖ leader? "Anything is possible": Der Finanzminister wird als möglicher Nachfolger von SPÖ-Chef Andreas Babler gehandelt ...
kleinezeitung.at/artikel/41320779/marterbauer-als-spoe-chef-alles-ist-moeglich
SPÖ: Ludwig sees "desire for change": VIENNA. The SPÖ met on Sunday for its highly anticipated crisis meeting. A resignation by party leader and Vice Chancellor ...
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OpinionA new perspective opens up for the SPÖ: The SPÖ is rid of its unpopular party leader, once again. Now, at least, it has the chance to make something of it
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Podcast: Is a comeback for the SPÖ possible with Marterbauer?: What are the chances of the Social Democrats repositioning themselves with Markus Marterbauer as ...
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Paid articlePaywall SPÖ: How the Styrian comrades assess Babler's departure: Die Bundes-SPÖ versucht, sich neu aufzustellen. In der Steiermark werden die Personalentscheidungen ...
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Political consultant Hofer: “Andreas Babler is now a lame duck”: In the ZiB2 news program with Armin Wolf, political consultant Thomas Hofer analyzes the ...
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Kowall: "There is no Plan B for Marterbauer": Without economics professor Nikolaus Kowall, there probably wouldn't have been an SPÖ party chairman ...
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It's not over yet for Andreas Babler: On Thursday, the party committees must approve the SPÖ compromise solution devised on Sunday ...
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"SPÖ must prevent Zeiler from running": Hofer on "ZiB 2": The political analyst spoke with Armin Wolf about "Lame Duck" Babler, the lack of a Plan B ...
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SPÖ: Third candidate instead of Babler or Zeiler?: VIENNA/LINZ. A momentum of its own after Zeiler's proposal: An alternative to him and Babler is being ...
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Paid articlePaywall My suffering over the Babler affair is also suffering because of the ORF: Plague column. News from the corrupted world 1998
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SPÖ Crisis: Marterbauer, Holzleitner, Kucher - | the three ??? of the Reds: At the end of the year, SPÖ leader and Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler will step down ...
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Paid articlePaywall SPÖ Leader Babler Says There Are “Only Rumors at This Time”: Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler intends to remain party leader even after Zeiler's announcement ...
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Marterbauer, Schmidt, Eder: Will the SPÖ become a branch of the Chamber of Labor?
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Babler will remain Vice Chancellor until the end of the year, then Marterbauer will take over. Kucher and Holzleitner are to take over the SPÖ in an interim ...
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Opinion"The Conversation" on the SPÖ Crisis: "They have nothing left to lose": On Susanne Schnabl's show, political journalists discussed a "dejected" Babler ...
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“Nothing happened in the ÖVP”: Stocker doesn't want to touch Babler: The Chancellor is trying to downplay the situation. Political scientist Thomas Hofer ...
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The day after the crisis meeting, the SPÖ state parties expressed satisfaction with the compromise reached. The multi-person leadership team ... Show more
Upper Austrian News | OÖN
Upper Austrian News | OÖN
Babler's Departure: A Red Plan with Many Ifs and Buts: VIENNA/LINZ. The party executive committee will meet on Thursday to approve the package ...
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Paid articlePaywall Hans Niessl: “Gerhard Zeiler is a prime example of rising through merit.”: Burgenland's former governor, Hans Niessl, finds the idea proposed by SPÖ leader ...
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OpinionBabler's removal as SPÖ leader is unfair - | but nevertheless unavoidable: Es ist legitim, an einem Vorsitzenden zu rütteln, der massiv an Vertrauen verloren ...
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The upheaval in the SPÖ (Social Democratic Party of Austria) is in full swing. Now, even the mayor of Vienna is distancing himself from Andreas Babler ... Show more
Muchitsch on the SPÖ restructuring: "Nobody would have thought that": Babler has to go, the chaos remains. In the podcast with Anna Thalhammer ...
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In the debate about the SPÖ party leadership, Vienna state parliament member and former federal managing director Christian Deutsch has become the first active ... Show more
Upper Austrian News | OÖN
Upper Austrian News | OÖN
OÖN-TV analysis of the SPÖ: "There will be tough discussions": OÖN TV. Will there be an SPÖ showdown this weekend and a swift leadership decision? OÖN editor ...
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OpinionAndreas Babler shows staying power in his battle with the "Krone" newspaper.: The tabloid newspapers' campaigns against the SPÖ leader are becoming ...
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Andreas Babler's replacement as SPÖ chairman is only a matter of time. Individual states and union representatives are in favor of a change ... Show more
Makes you blush: One thing you have to give the SPÖ: they really do an excellent job of staying in the public eye. Even if it's through an election campaign ...
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Handshake between SPÖ leader Babler and challenger Zeiler at the film premiere: At the film screening, SPÖ leader Andreas Babler and his challenger Gerhard ...
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Will the SPÖ save itself or will it become the kingmaker for Chancellor Kickl?: The upheaval in the SPÖ is in full swing. Now even the mayor of Vienna is ...
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SPÖ crisis meeting could bring new leadership: The SPÖ is meeting on Sunday for what has almost become a traditional crisis meeting. This time, however ...
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SPÖ leadership debate: "This is madness for the work of the government": The SPÖ's coalition partners are anything but pleased about the renewed leadership ...
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OpinionÖVP scuttled Babler's media package: Has the tabloid won?: The latest orchestrated leadership debate in the SPÖ is damaging the Social Democrats - | and ...
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Gerhard Zeiler wants to become chairman of the SPÖ: A leadership battle has broken out among Austria's Social Democrats. An internationally successful media ...
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Even SPÖ voters agree: Red leadership debate is damaging the federal government: Within the SPÖ electorate, there is certainly a desire for change at the top ...
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Here is the solution for Zeiler's problems in the SPÖ!: Pandemic column. News from the virus-ridden world 1997
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Babler wants to remain SPÖ party leader even after Zeiler's announcement: Currently, there are only "rumors" "that someone might put themselves forward as a ...
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Fact check: Can Babler only be ousted by the SPÖ grassroots?: A dispute has erupted within the SPÖ over how the federal party chairmanship can be elected or ...
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Tyrol's SPÖ leader Wohlgemuth: "Renewal and an orderly transition are necessary"
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Paid articlePaywall When a "super-rich" person wants to become SPÖ leader: Challenger Gerhard Zeiler doesn't have a real "Plan Z". However, his program can be roughly outlined - ...
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OpinionRed Party leadership debate: Andreas Babler has already lost: Egal wie die rote Obmanndebatte ausgeht: Weite Teile der Partei stehen nicht hinter dem SPÖ-Chef ...
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Paid articlePaywall "Pink & Poo": "There will be a showdown in the SPÖ on Sunday": Oliver Pink on the match between Andreas Babler and Gerhard Zeiler, which is likely to be decided ...
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The new profil: More and more top officials in the SPÖ want to oust Andreas Babler. How much longer can he hold on? And who has the best chances of succeeding ... Show more
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A preliminary decision in the race for the SP leadership is expected on Sunday.: VIENNA. Babler is inviting all SP state leaders to a meeting in Vienna; other ...
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Paid articlePaywall SPÖ women criticize "the behavior of some men" in the party: Babler has invited the state leaders to Vienna for Sunday. The SPÖ women already met on Wednesday ...
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Karl Habsburg: “I harbor no feelings of revenge towards Austria”: Karl Habsburg ist das Oberhaupt der 600 Mitglieder starken Dynastie. Nach seinem Besuch der ...
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Crisis surrounding SPÖ leader Babler: Pressure from the states for a swift decision
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Paid articlePaywall OpinionThe red intrigue endangers the government: The power struggle within the SPÖ (Social Democratic Party of Austria) comes at an inopportune time for the government ...
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