Voves & Schützenhöfer:

What two former provincial governors think is “moronic”

Franz Voves (SPÖ) was governor of Styria from 2005 to 2015, Hermann Schützenhöfer (right, ÖVP) from 2015 to 2022(Bild: Christian Jauschowetz, Krone KREATIV)

In a rare double interview, the former governors of Styria, Franz Voves and Hermann Schützenhöfer, talk about their reforms and the despondent politics of today: "Politics needs professionals and not soulless marketing figures."

Only the tie divides opinion. The older man by one year, who has been in politics for 54 years, wears one. "Someone once asked me when I don't wear one. 'With my pyjamas', I replied."