In Hallein

KPÖ row ends with resignation: Lindorfer leaves municipal politics

Matthias Niederreiter (l.) takes over. Karin Lindorfer withdraws "for good" after the dispute with Kay-Michael Dankl (right).(Bild: KPÖ plus)

Karin Lindorfer bows to pressure from the communists and resigns her Hallein mandate after just two months. A 22-year-old will take over in the district capital of Tennengau from the end of June. 

It happened quickly: two months ago she was sworn in as a KPÖ mandate holder in Hallein. Now the soon-to-be 57-year-old is already history again.

"Reliable voice for affordable housing" was the election slogan for Karin Lindorfer. The teacher resigned on Tuesday evening. "A final decision", Lindorfer decided, "two people were arguing about something, that's over now." Had the pressure from the KPÖ become too great? Lindorfer answered in the negative, but had previously suggested that the KPÖ wanted to "force" her to give up her mandate by making "statements that damaged her reputation".

"There is no trace of pressure from the party," says KPÖ boss Kay-Michael Dankl: "She already told us last week that she would resign, then changed her mind and has now returned to her first statement." Matthias Niederreiter is the next "reliable voice" on the KPÖ list. The 22-year-old IT technician is due to be sworn in at the end of June. Until then, the KPÖ in Hallein is unable to act.