"Griaß di, Hansi!"

Popular provincial councillor dies: widow speaks for the first time

First All Saints' Day without her beloved husband: Anni Seitinger at the grave in Frauenberg(Bild: Juergen Fuchs)

"Nobody can take the precious memories away from me!" - The "Steirerkrone" visited Anni Seitinger, widow of the Styrian state councillor for agriculture who died in the summer. For the first time, she talks about the months between hope and fear, letting go and the family that supports her.

"Griaß di, Hansi!" Anni Seitinger tenderly strokes the small photo on the simple wooden cross. She folds her hands, pauses in front of her husband's flower-decorated grave and quietly says a prayer. "Now the sun is coming out," she says and lights a candle.