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“Freemasons are in influential positions”: Georg Semler, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Austria, on the relationship between Freemasonry and politics ...
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SPÖ: Babler Likely to Step Down: The meeting of the SPÖ's state party leaders has begun. Andreas Babler could lose his position as federal party leader ...
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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
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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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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Three Former State Governors Back Zeiler as SPÖ Leader: Franz Voves sees Zeiler as a “great, rare opportunity”; Peter Ambrozy also considers him capable ...
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OpinionCan Zeiler be SPÖ 2.0?: Gerhard Zeiler challenges Andreas Babler. Behind the personnel debate lies the question of the SPÖ's course and future.
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Paid articlePaywallKey FactsBabler seeks to retain SPÖ leadership after Zeiler’s move
Sep 26, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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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.
In der SPÖ werden die Weichen für eine Ablöse von Andreas Babler gestellt: Immer offener zeigen sich strategische Vorbereitungen einer Ablöse von Andreas Babler ...
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Key FactsSPÖ explores possible leadership change after Babler
Sep 4, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: diepresse.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: diepresse.com
- Before the retreat in Mauerbach on Saturday and Sunday, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia, unions and parts of Vienna’s SPÖ tend to distance themselves from Babler.
- Gerhard Zeiler is viewed within the SPÖ as a possible successor, but his associates say nobody has concretely asked him.
- Across much of the SPÖ, it is widely considered that Babler will not be the top candidate at the next national election.
- Most in the SPÖ consider an immediate change and government reshuffle counterproductive; an apparently preferred option is a short campaign with an element of surprise.
OpinionIn Doskozil's land there is strife and discord: The online edition of the Austrian daily newspaper Die Presse.
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U-turn: The truck toll in Burgenland is off the table after all: Burgenland's Governor Hans Peter Doskozil and Chamber of Commerce President Wirth agreed on ...
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Outpatient clinic and therapy program for ME/CFS sufferers in Burgenland starting in October.
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SPÖ in freefall - | is Babler the wrong pilot or just a passenger?: At the ORF summer interview, party leader Andreas Babler will have to explain why the SPÖ has ...
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Key FactsBabler outlines SPÖ positions in ORF summer interview
Aug 24, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: diepresse.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: diepresse.com
- The drought relief package agreed the previous week by ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos, to which the Climate Act is linked, is intended to support Austria’s climate targets for 2040 but includes no sanctions; Babler announced a climate roadmap by 2027.
- On healthcare, Babler acknowledged that his promise of a specialist appointment within 14 days has not yet been fulfilled and proposed dissolving Prikraf and redirecting 200 million euros to public hospitals.
- The government plans to transfer rejected asylum seekers to return centres outside Europe, although the locations of these centres remain unclear; Babler supported combining humanity with orderly procedures.
- Amid current polls putting the SPÖ at 16 percent, Babler said he wanted to regain voters’ trust after the party assumed responsibility in the coalition with ÖVP and Neos.
If anyone accuses me of lacking humanity, that accusation will reveal itself — I am very proud to be humane.— Andreas Babler, during the ORF Summer Interview, on humanity in asylum policy and orderly procedures
Doskozil returns to state parliament after laryngectomy: Burgenland's Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) will make his comeback in the state parliament next ...
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OpinionThe robber barons and their Pannonian highway robbery: Truck tolls on state roads can plug budget holes. But this helps the economy just as little as it helps ...
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Planned truck toll in Burgenland: Oberwart's Mayor Georg Rosner demands a clear separation - | Oberwart
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Governor continues course, ÖVP identifies crisis: Burgenland reduces another 57 million euros in debt - | Burgenland
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Doskozil: | "At the federal level, they have embarked on the path towards becoming a minor party"
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Leipzig: University hospital saves the voice of top Austrian politician Doskozil: Hans Peter Doskozil is the governor of Burgenland. After years of suffering ...
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Paid articlePaywall Doskozil returns with a deeper voice after laryngectomy: After his laryngectomy in April, Burgenland's governor speaks out for the first time ...
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New electricity grid fees: Lower Austria and Burgenland demand revision: Lower Austria and Burgenland are demanding a fundamental revision of the draft of the ...
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Opinion“A slap in the face”: Doskozil criticizes Marterbauer: In an interview, the finance minister hints “here and there” at the possibility of closing or merging ...
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“Practice, practice, practice” - | how Hans Peter Doskozil is painstakingly fighting his way back into office
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Paid articlePaywall "When Viennese people want to get to the hospital quickly, they often go to the AKH, which is nonsense"
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Niessl: "For the first time, I would be a more active Federal President": "It's moving strongly in the direction of a cross-party platform ...
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Reform ideas: Vienna General Hospital (AKH) as a "federal hospital"? More power to the states?
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“Notice progress every day”: Doskozil discharged from hospital after laryngectomy
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There's no doubt about it: Hans Peter Doskozil, the Social Democratic governor of Burgenland for the past seven years ... Show more
Doskozil's Larynx Removed: How a Voice Prosthesis Works: Burgenland's Governor Hans Peter Doskozil received a voice prosthesis after the removal of his ...
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Key FactsHans Peter Doskozil’s Voice and Political Challenges
Apr 7, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: profil.at
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: profil.at
- Hans Peter Doskozil has dealt with a rare cartilage ossification in his larynx since 2017, impairing his vocal cords.
- Despite voice difficulties, he continues to deliver speeches and considers his voice essential for political work.
- His health issues have been politicized, yet he insists on fulfilling his responsibilities with full commitment.
- Specialized medical treatment and speech therapy support his ongoing efforts to manage the condition.
Don't say anything; every health impairment you disclose signals weakness. A politician is not someone who shows weakness.— Doskozil, in a profil interview about his stance on disclosing health issues and his willingness to speak publicly about it
Doskozil returns after surgery with criticism of his own party: After his operation, Burgenland's Governor Hans Peter Doskozil returns with criticism of his ...
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Doskozil after larynx removal: "I know life goes on.": The governor of Burgenland writes to profil about his outlook on the future. Life without a larynx will be ...
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The new profil: Burgenland's governor, Hans Peter Doskozil, had his larynx removed during his eleventh throat surgery - | and is already planning his ... Show more
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ENT expert on Doskozil: "Life without a larynx is different.": Governor Hans Peter Doskozil received a voice prosthesis. How does it work, and what does that ...
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Paid articlePaywall Criticism of the “care business model”: State revokes daily rates for Rudersdorf nursing home - Jennersdorf
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Doskozil wants to withdraw daily rates from nursing home, operator counters: Former FPÖ MP Petra Wagner reacts to the announcement by Burgenland Governor Hans ...
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Doskozil: Constitutional Court and Federal President should select new ORF Director General
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The SPÖ's dilemma: The party leader remains, but so do the problems. The SPÖ is divided on policy and strategy; the federal party, the states ...
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Surviving in politics: The Andreas Babler method: After Rendi-Wagner and Doskozil, Babler has now also ousted Kern. And that, even though the SPÖ leader has been ...
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Burgenland's former governor Niessl wants to become federal president.: Hans Niessl intends to run for the office of Federal President, "if necessary even ...
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Key FactsNiessl’s Surprise Bid Fuels SPÖ Internal Conflict
Feb 4, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: diepresse.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: diepresse.com
- Hans Niessl unexpectedly announced his candidacy for the 2028 presidential election without prior approval from SPÖ leadership.
- He indicated willingness to run as a non-partisan candidate even without backing from the left-wing Babler faction.
- This move intensifies the ongoing internal dispute within SPÖ, which remains unsettled before the March party congress.
- The announcement raises doubts whether the party will unite behind Niessl or support alternative candidates instead.
If necessary, I will also run as a non-partisan candidate, even without the left-left Babler-SPÖ.— Hans Niessl announced his potential candidacy as a non-partisan candidate, independent of the support from the Babler-SPÖ.
Andrea Kdolsky: "I always wanted to be loved": "I was always a whirlwind," says Andrea Kdolsky. Since her cancer diagnosis, however, the former health minister ...
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Greenpeace reports further asbestos findings in Burgenland.: The affected areas are the McDonald's playground in Oberpullendorf, the Asfinag rest area in ...
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"Eight or nine months": Doskozil wants longer military service and to also conscript women
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Doskozil in the MeinBezirk annual interview: | "I'm not a fortune teller or clairvoyant" - | Burgenland
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Doskozil awards his ENT doctor the highest honor of Burgenland: The Leipzig ENT doctor, Andreas Dietz, who operated on Burgenland's governor just a few weeks ...
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"A Christmas Wish": Who Doskozil would like as the new Rapid coach - | Burgenland
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Es gibt eine Beziehung, die sich durch die Annalen der Geschichte zieht und immer dieselben Protagonisten hat: Der Leibarzt und der Mächtige ... Show more
Budget debates in the state parliament: High debt and sales - | Burgenland's financial plan - | Burgenland
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New Heart Center: Cardiac Surgery Planned for Oberwart Clinic from March 2026 - | Oberwart
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Waiting times and out-of-town patients: The cold-blooded calculation of the city of Vienna
diepresse.com/20324282/wartezeiten-und-gastpatienten-das-eiskalte-kalkuel-der-stadt-wien
Narrowing detected: Hans Peter Doskozil undergoes another operation on his larynx - Burgenland
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More debt, more assets: “Doskonomics” put to the test: An audit shows that the state's debt has risen significantly – and is being outsourced ...
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Rejected patient: Three questions – and answers: Why did the doctors have to call several hospitals? Why wasn't the woman simply operated on despite the lack of ...
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Patient dies because hospitals turned her away: Was it a system failure?: In Upper Austria, a patient dies after several hospitals were unable to treat her due ...
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Abuse of office and coercion? FPÖ files charges against Doskozil: The statement of facts presented by club leader Norbert Hofer revolves around the housing ...
diepresse.com/20234180/fpoe-bringt-anzeige-gegen-doskozil-wegen-amtsmissbrauchs-ein
Non-profit status violated? Burgenland cracks down on cooperative: Following a special audit of the Burgenland housing cooperative “Neue Eisenstädter ...
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Doskozil deal canceled: Turmoil surrounding housing association: How Governor Doskozil's plan to buy a non-profit housing association failed after a report in ...
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Paid articlePaywallHow Doskozil swindled two banks out of a housing association: Governor Doskozil on a nationalization crusade: Burgenland is now buying into non-profit housing ...
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Burgenland: Hungary apologizes after criticism of rescue services - | Burgenland: Following the controversial statements by Hungarian State Secretary Péter ...
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Doskozil buys non-profit housing from Raiffeisen and Erste Bank: Secretly, quietly, and quietly, the state of Burgenland is taking over the "Neue Eisenstädter" ...
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Doskozil's crash: Deal to purchase a housing association falls through: The state of Burgenland wanted to purchase a non-profit housing association from ...
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20 years of the Öamtc C16 emergency helicopter in Oberwart: For two decades, the Christophorus 16 emergency helicopter has been flying from its base in Oberwart ...
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Guest patients: Doskozil announces legal action: The governor criticizes the rejection of Burgenland residents in Vienna.
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SPÖ: Babler nominated again as party leader: VIENNA. Andreas Babler has been nominated by the SPÖ executive committee as a candidate for the party leadership.
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So far, only 20 asylum seekers have been affected by compulsory work in Burgenland.
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Burgenland: Doskozil responds to “disrespectful statements” from Hungary - Burgenland
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Hans Peter Doskozil: “This is scaredy-cat politics”: The governor of Burgenland, Hans Peter Doskozil, doubts the federal government's eagerness to reform ...
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Holzleitner's head of cabinet: From Dohnal to Doskozil back to women's policy
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Doskozil: “If I were responsible for the refugee issue, the numbers would be different.”
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71 people die in refrigerated lorry: The minutes of the Parndorf tragedy: 59 men, eight women and four children died a horrific death in a van. Ten years later ...
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Doskozil calls for Austria-wide truck toll for federal and state roads: “This would greatly relieve the burden on the states and help with the stability pact ...
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SP provincial leader Lercher: “The SPÖ has ducked the issue of migration”: The Social Democrats have ceded the field to the FPÖ, criticizes Styrian party leader ...
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Doskozil: Rumors of resignation “complete nonsense”: He still has a lot to do, says Burgenland's governor – he wants to run again in the 2030 Burgenland election ...
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OpinionMatthias Schrom has a new job: The former editor-in-chief, who resigned after the publication of chats with former FPÖ leader Heinz-Christian Strache ...
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Money for federal provinces: Doskozil wants decision from Constitutional Court: Burgenland receives the lowest municipal revenue shares per capita ...
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Doskozil calls for medical studies with public job obligation: EISENSTADT. The governor of Burgenland, Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ), is pushing for a general link ...
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The true power of the sovereigns: Shift change in the state: With Wilfried Haslauer and soon Peter Kaiser, two more traditional state governors are leaving the ...
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