Leading hospital as election motif

Rottenmann: ÖVP local leader celebrates blue success

For Mayor Günter Gangl (ÖVP), the concerns of the citizens are more important than those of the party.(Bild: Juergen Fuchs)

Nowhere in Styria did the Freedom Party achieve more percentages in the Styrian regional elections than in Rottenmann. It is a clear rejection of the lead hospital in Liezen, to which even ÖVP mayor Günter Gangl is committed. The fact that the Black Party achieved just 5.1 percent hardly bothers him.

On the Monday morning after the regional elections, it is below zero in Rottenmann. There is snow on the streets and the Christmas tree is being put up in front of the town hall. It is a blue awakening for the municipality: with 63.2 percent, the FPÖ performed best here - it received 35.4 percentage points more than in 2019. Liezen as a whole is the Styrian leader among the districts with 42.5 percent for the blue party.