Bombshell: KFG club boss Pascuttini is running for a Neos mandate:
The Graz election campaign has its first big surprise: KFG man Pascuttini ...
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Pascuttini Joins Neos, Upending Graz CampaignApplication arrived three days after the campaign began; Graz votes on June 28.
Key FactsFeb 22, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: kleinezeitung.at
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: kleinezeitung.at
- KFG faction leader Alexis Pascuttini submitted an application to the Neos for a seat on the next Graz municipal council.
- He cited shared priorities of transparency, oversight and frugal use of public funds and stated participation in the open application process rather than a bid for the lead candidacy.
- Neos faction chief Philipp Pointner, regarded as the favorite for the top candidacy, welcomed the move and outlined the three-stage, equally weighted selection by eligible voters, the seven-member state board and local party members.
- Pascuttini, a lawyer who gained national attention by pressing the investigations into the FPÖ funding scandal, was highly visible as KFG leader, and the consequences of his application for the KFG remain uncertain.
My priorities are transparency and oversight as well as a prudent handling of taxpayers' money, which I see represented to the highest degree by the Neos.— Alexis Pascuttini, in an interview with Kleine Zeitung
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