Explosive meeting

Why Sobotka is no longer on the ÖVP board

There is a rift in the powerful ÖVP Lower Austria. As the "Krone" learned, there were differences of opinion at a meeting of the party executive. One of the items on the agenda was the co-optation of Wolfgang Sobotka to the board. The vote ultimately had to be postponed - partly because there were prominent dissenting voices from federal politics. 

On Tuesday morning, the sun was still shining in St. Pölten's government district - and everything seemed to be in order at the ÖVP party headquarters next door. Matthias Zauner, Managing Director of the provincial party, coordinated with the sub-organizations of his party, as the aim was to co-opt National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka into the ÖVP's provincial party executive. However, this did not work out - at least not on Tuesday. As the "Krone" learned from circles of participants, there were "differing views".