Vienna - Austrian chancellor Stocker elected ÖVP chief

The new Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker is now also formally party chairman of the Christian Democrats. At an ÖVP party congress 98 percent voted for him.

Since Saturday afternoon, Chancellor Christian Stocker has been able to officially name himself Partyobmann of the ÖVP. Salzburg's Bald Landeshauptfrau Karoline Edtstadler becomes his deputy. She is convinced of Stocker and scatters roses ... On the 41st Ordinary Federal Party Day of the ÖVP in Wiener Neustadt, Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker was elected as the new Federal Partyobmann of the Austrian People's Party with 98.42 percent of the…

In Austria, Chancellor Stocker has been elected party chairman of the ÖVP.

With the resignation of Karl Nehammer, he surprisingly became Austria's chancellor, now his conservative party has elected him head: Christian Stocker distanced himself from the right-wing FPÖ and Trump in his speech.

After the resignation of Karl Nehammer, Christian Stocker took over the leadership of the ÖVP. Austria's chancellor was now officially elected party leader.

On Saturday, the People's Party in Wiener Neustadt celebrated its Federal Party Congress – including an emotional speech by ex-cancellor Karl Nehammer. Stocker was elected party leader.