Detour via city party

Gerber’s “vehicle” for re-entering the state parliament

Where is the journey going? LR Gerber, still State Secretary Kraus-Winkler and Tursky (from left)(Bild: Johanna Birbaumer)

What motivates the ÖVP state councillor to want to take over the ailing Innsbruck city party? It's not pure love of Innsbruck, it is speculated! Perhaps there is already a gentleman's agreement ...

Since his defeat against WK President Barbara Thaler in the race for supremacy in the Wirtschaftsbund, the state councillor for economic affairs Mario Gerber has lost some of his power in the ÖVP. So it's a good thing that the Innsbruck City ÖVP is currently looking for a leader. Since the painful defeat of its leading candidate Florian Tursky in the 2024 Innsbruck municipal council and mayoral elections, it has been running around somewhat headless.