"Stay human"

Edtstadler’s summer party kicked off the ÖVP election campaign

The Minister enjoyed the party evening.(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

The European Affairs Minister launched her campaign as the top candidate for Salzburg in Elixhausen. The party leadership left the stage to her.

Around two and a half months before the National Council elections, the Salzburg ÖVP kicked off its election campaign on Thursday evening. In Elixhausen, the home of Salzburg's top candidate Karoline Edtstadler, a party was held at the "Soliden Alm". Officially, the party invited guests to the "summer kick-off", but the event was clearly already focused on the election on September 29. According to election campaign strategist Nikolaus Stampfer, it was a "soft opening".

The evening was entirely tailored to the top candidate. The party leadership left the stage to the minister. Governor Wilfried Haslauer preferred the anniversary celebration in the "Haus der Natur". His crown prince and deputy Stefan Schnöll came straight from his vacation on a flying visit to Elixhausen. But only after Edtstadler's speech.

"Staying human is the train of the times"
In 81 - Edtstadler's year of birth - days before the National Council elections, he invoked the fighting spirit of the Salzburg Blacks. "It's all about something," she said. "A tough election campaign begins today." Edtstadler, who has worked in Brussels and Vienna for years, evoked her connection to Salzburg: "I have Salzburg in my heart and I know where I come from."

She can live with the description "tough but warm". But: "Staying human is the move of the times," emphasized Edtstadler with a view to the day after the election, when partners are also needed. "I can also talk to Leonore Gewessler." Nevertheless, like all parties, the Green Minister received a side blow. "She was and is an active climate activist," Edtstadler said of her ministerial colleague. The top candidate also announced her goal for the election at the party: "First place for the ÖVP in Salzburg and nationwide."