🖼️ After twelve years, it suddenly resurfaced: A painting of Emperor Joseph II, stolen from Heiligenkreuz Abbey in 2014, was discovered at an auction ... Show more
Pfaffstätten: 11,250 pairs of glasses and still going strong: For 18 years, Bettina Ebert from Pfaffstätten has been collecting used eyeglasses for a good cause ...
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Pfaffstätten: 11,250 pairs of glasses and still going strong
This time, we spoke with Anneliese Rohrer, aka “Frau Doktor,” about the leadership change in the SPÖ. In this video, she reveals what grade she would give ... Show more
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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Babler will remain Vice Chancellor until the end of the year ...
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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Future Vice Chancellor Marterbauer: |
A 33-year-old man from the Baden district caused a large-scale police operation in Hirtenberg. The driver, who did not have a license ... Show more

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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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Aufstieg und Fall: Wer war Andreas Babler?
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 ...
diepresse.com/41345412/auf-den-herbst-der-ergebnisse-koennte-herbert-der-kanzler-folgen
The “autumn of results” could be followed by “Herbert, the Chancellor”
Zeiler congratulates Marterbauer - | Party executive committee plans to block Babler's departure
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Zeiler congratulates Marterbauer - | Party executive committee plans to ...
Media funding: The tabloids don't always have to win: Outgoing Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler pushed through his media package without delivery subsidies for ...
profil.at/dasfruehstueck/medienfoerderung-der-boulevard-muss-nicht-immer-gewinnen/403199480
Media funding: The tabloids don't always have to win
Habsburg jewels and "Florentine" diamond: Babler has to postpone report: The search for possible proof that the Habsburg family jewelry belongs to the Republic ...
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Habsburg jewels and
Babler “clings to the ministerial post and the associated salary”: Political consultant Hofer on “ZiB 2”
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Babler “clings to the ministerial post and the associated salary”: ...
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 ...
kleinezeitung.at/artikel/41359861/wer-ist-schuld-an-bablers-abgang-die-medien-die-spoe-oder-doch-er
Who is to blame for Babler's departure: the media, the SPÖ ...
Police investigate motorcycle theft ring: On March 22 of this year, unknown perpetrators broke into a motorcycle shop in the Baden district and stole a total of ...
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Police investigate motorcycle theft ring
Eva-Maria Holzleitner: One who wasn't actually available: Eva-Maria Holzleitner has declined a leadership role before. Now, however, as a former supporter of ...
diepresse.com/41324826/eva-maria-holzleitner-eine-die-eigentlich-nicht-zur-verfuegung-stand
Eva-Maria Holzleitner: One who wasn't actually available
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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Netflix is ​​filming a series about the SPÖ
OpinionBabler, Kucher, Holzleitner: How many Social Democrats does it take to change a lightbulb on Löwelstrasse?
diepresse.com/41325817/babler-kucher-holzleitner-wie-viele-sozialdemokraten-braucht-man-um-in
Babler, Kucher, Holzleitner: How many Social Democrats does it take to ...
Our “Public Sphere”: Sewers, Remnant Media, Total Crashes: What remains of the Babler affair? The failure of almost all democratically minded media. A polemic
falter.at/zeitung/20261006/kloaken-restmedien-totalabstuerze
Our “Public Sphere”: Sewers, Remnant Media, Total Crashes
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 ...
diepresse.com/41321603/gerhard-zeiler-hat-in-wien-keine-chance
Gerhard Zeiler doesn't stand a chance in Vienna
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 ...
furche.at/feuilleton/medienwelten/wie-babler-den-ruf-als-lahme-ente-abschuetteln-koennte-19310801
How Babler could shake off his reputation as a lame duck
Video to party members: Babler addresses members: Outgoing SPÖ leader and outgoing Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler addresses party members in a video ...
kleinezeitung.at/artikel/41331235/video-an-parteivolk-babler-wendet-sich-an-mitglieder
Video to party members: Babler addresses members
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 ...
kleinezeitung.at/artikel/41323269/die-haengepartie-endet-mit-dreierspitze-fuer-spoe
The stalemate ends with a three-person lead for SPÖ
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 ...
furche.at/meinung/leitartikel/spoe-rotes-prinzip-hoffnung-19310052
Red principle of hope
Andreas Babler: Revered, controversial, and attacked from the beginning: On Sunday, the SPÖ initiated the gradual departure of party leader Andreas Babler ...
kleinezeitung.at/artikel/41323358/andreas-babler-von-anfang-an-verehrt-umstritten-und-angefeindet
Andreas Babler: Revered, controversial, and attacked from the beginning
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 ...
kleinezeitung.at/artikel/41327404/wie-es-dazu-kam-dass-babler-jetzt-doch-noch-bleibt
How it came about that Babler is now staying after all
The 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 ...
profil.at/dasfruehstueck/babler-spoe-vorsitz-wechsel-sesselkleben-stocker-krisengewinner-kickl-machtzentrum-ludwig/403196038
The SPÖ discovers a new dimension of the bizarre
It's not over yet for Andreas Babler: On Thursday, the party committees must approve the SPÖ compromise solution devised on Sunday ...
diepresse.com/41329797/fuer-andreas-babler-ist-es-noch-nicht-vorbei
It's not over yet for Andreas Babler
(APA Livestream) Fateful hours for Babler: Decision made at SPÖ
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(APA Livestream) Fateful hours for Babler: Decision made at SPÖ
Opinion"The Conversation" on the SPÖ Crisis: "They have nothing left to lose": On Susanne Schnabl's show, political journalists discussed a "dejected" Babler ...
diepresse.com/41324551/das-gespraech-zur-spoe-krise-sie-haben-nichts-mehr-zu-verlieren
“Nothing happened in the ÖVP”: Stocker doesn't want to touch Babler: The Chancellor is trying to downplay the situation. Political scientist Thomas Hofer ...
diepresse.com/41329744/in-der-oevp-ist-nichts-gewesen-stocker-will-an-babler-nicht-anstreifen
“Nothing happened in the ÖVP”: Stocker doesn't want to touch Babler
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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Holzleitner on the SPÖ leadership position: |
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
derstandard.at/story/3000000342639/der-spoe-eroeffnet-sich-eine-neue-perspektive
A new perspective opens up for the SPÖ
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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Podcast: Is a comeback for the SPÖ possible with Marterbauer?
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 ...
falter.at/zeitung/20261006/marterbauer-holzleitner-kucher-die-drei-der-roten
SPÖ Crisis: Marterbauer, Holzleitner, Kucher - | the three ??? of the Reds
"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 ...
derstandard.at/story/3000000342820/spoe-muss-verhindern-dass-zeiler-antritt-hofer-in-der-zib-2
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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Kowall:
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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SPÖ: Ludwig sees
OpinionBabler's removal as SPÖ leader is unfair - | but nevertheless unavoidable: Es ist legitim, an einem Vorsitzenden zu rütteln, der massiv an Vertrauen verloren ...
derstandard.at/story/3000000342868/bablers-abloese-als-spoe-chef-ist-ungerecht-aber-dennoch-unausweichlich
Babler's removal as SPÖ leader is unfair - | but nevertheless ...
Top hotel awarded: How the Bergergut Hotel impressed Gault&Millau for 2027 - | Rohrbach
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Top hotel awarded: How the Bergergut Hotel impressed Gault&Millau for 2027 ...
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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Muchitsch on the SPÖ restructuring:
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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SPÖ: How the Styrian comrades assess Babler's departure
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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Political consultant Hofer: “Andreas Babler is now a lame duck”
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
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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Babler's Departure: A Red Plan with Many Ifs and Buts
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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Makes you blush
The Right Red, or: How to Create the Ideal SPÖ Chairperson: Not Babler, not Zeiler, but preferably Kreisky? What qualities the SPÖ chairperson should possess ...
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The Right Red, or: How to Create the Ideal SPÖ Chairperson
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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The SPÖ is heading towards a showdown on Sunday
SPÖ: Doskozil does not expect a personnel decision on Sunday: Before the meeting with SPÖ leader Andreas Babler, Hans Peter Doskozil wants to coordinate with the ...
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SPÖ: Doskozil does not expect a personnel decision on Sunday
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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Babler and Zeiler shake hands
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
  • 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.
What'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
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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How inhumane can a Social Democrat be?
Babler wants to remain SPÖ leader and sees a "clear mandate" from the party for himself
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Babler wants to remain SPÖ leader and sees a
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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SPÖ Leader Babler Says There Are “Only Rumors at This Time”
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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Hans Niessl: “Gerhard Zeiler is a prime example of rising through merit.”
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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My suffering over the Babler affair is also suffering because of the ORF
Pizza and finger food instead of Nazi memorials: A food retailer opens on the former concentration camp grounds in Leobersdorf
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Pizza and finger food instead of Nazi memorials: A food retailer opens on ...
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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Zeiler or Babler? Max Lercher speaks out now.
Before-and-after pictures: The fishermen give the Große Mühl back its space: ROHRBACH. Renaturation measures on the Große Mühl river are having an effect ...
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Before-and-after pictures: The fishermen give the Große Mühl back its ...
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
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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SPÖ: Third candidate instead of Babler or Zeiler?
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 shows staying power in his battle with the
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
Marterbauer as SPÖ leader?
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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SPÖ leadership debate:
OpinionÖVP scuttled Babler's media package: Has the tabloid won?: The latest orchestrated leadership debate in the SPÖ is damaging the Social Democrats - | and ...
derstandard.at/story/3000000342049/oevp-liess-bablers-medienpaket-platzen-hat-der-boulevard-gewonnen
ÖVP scuttled Babler's media package: Has the tabloid won?
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
Here is the solution for Zeiler's problems in the SPÖ!: Pandemic column. News from the virus-ridden world 1997
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Here is the solution for Zeiler's problems in the SPÖ!
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
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 ...
profil.at/oesterreich/rettet-sich-die-spoe-oder-wird-sie-zum-kanzler-kickl-macher-zeiler-kickl-babler-marterbauer/403195231
Will the SPÖ save itself or will it become the kingmaker for Chancellor ...
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 ...
kleinezeitung.at/artikel/41300582/spoe-granden-sympathisieren-mit-zeiler-babler-bleibt-dabei-das-sind
Babler will remain Vice Chancellor until the end of the year ...
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 - ...
diepresse.com/41311680/wenn-ein-superreicher-spoe-chef-werden-will
When a
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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OÖN-TV analysis of the SPÖ:
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 ...
profil.at/faktiv/faktencheck-kann-andreas-babler-nur-durch-die-spoe-basis-gestuerzt-werden/403195408
Fact check: Can Babler only be ousted by the SPÖ grassroots?
Gerhard Zeiler wants to become chairman of the SPÖ: A leadership battle has broken out among Austria's Social Democrats. An internationally successful media ...
faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/gerhard-zeiler-will-vorsitzender-der-spoe-werden-accg-201279115.html
Gerhard Zeiler wants to become chairman of the SPÖ
"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 ...
diepresse.com/41316407/pink-and-poo-am-sonntag-wird-es-in-der-spoe-einen-showdown-geben
New era in Leobersdorf: Harald Sorger is mayor: The mayoral election thriller turned out to be a fairly clear-cut affair: Harald Sorger ...
noen.at/baden/buergermeisterwahl-neue-aera-in-leobersdorf-harald-sorger-ist-buergermeister-541359867
New era in Leobersdorf: Harald Sorger is mayor
Handshake between SPÖ leader Babler and challenger Zeiler at the film premiere: At the film screening, SPÖ leader Andreas Babler and his challenger Gerhard ...
kleinezeitung.at/artikel/41310438/handshake-von-spoe-chef-babler-und-herausforderer-zeiler-bei-kino
Handshake between SPÖ leader Babler and challenger Zeiler at the film ...
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 ...
derstandard.at/story/3000000342142/spoe-frauen-kritisieren-das-gehabe-mancher-maenner-in-der-partei
SPÖ women criticize