Styrian uproar

Lots of staff departures: state investigates authority

District Chief Executive Elke Schunter-Angerer is in charge of 130 employees.(Bild: BH Südoststeiermark Krone KREATIV,)

The head of the Südoststeiermark district authority is facing criticism of her management style and the associated staff departures. The person concerned cannot understand the uproar and rejects the accusations. The state is investigating.

Two years ago, Elke Schunter-Angerer moved from the state's constitutional service to the head of the district administration of south-eastern Styria with its two locations in Bad Radkersburg and Feldbach. There was no hearing, the appointment is said to have been made on a ticket from the governor at the time. The first storm clouds quickly gathered over the authority.