After the Bures letter

How SPÖ leader Babler pushed through his election program

Andreas Babler was ultimately pleased with the almost unanimous approval of the election program.(Bild: APA/HELMUT FOHRINGER)

SPÖ leader Andreas Babler presented himself as combative at the ORF summer talk on Monday evening. However, the party leader also had to fight for approval for his election program, which had come under internal criticism. How it was finally finalized and what the Second President of the National Council says about the leak of her letter and the events in the red ranks. 

After a week full of turmoil, SPÖ leader Andreas Babler was under massive pressure before his appearance at the ORF summer talks. According to several experts, however, he then made at least one of his best TV appearances as SPÖ leader. "He got his message across and credibly and authentically embodied what he would like to stand for," said the TV critics. Also in order to be able to announce successes at his big appearance in front of 746,000 viewers, Babler initiated an internal party manoeuvre on Monday to quickly adopt his internally criticized programme.