Salzburg SPÖ

Egger resignation: First successor candidate cancels

On Monday afternoon, SPÖ leader David Egger announced his resignation as party leader and club chairman at the SPÖ Landtagsklub in the Chiemseehof.(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

A bang in local politics! Salzburg's SPÖ leader steps down at the end of the year. This makes him the shortest-serving SPÖ leader in Salzburg's history. The search for a successor has already begun. 

Rumors of David Egger's departure as party leader of the Salzburg SPÖ have been persistent for some time. Since he also became mayor of Neumarkt this year, many suspected that the triple burden would become too much. His salaries as party and club leader as well as mayor - around 20,000 euros gross per month - also gave rise to a debate about envy. That is now over!