Spö Party Chair: the Rumor Was Better than the Plan

Frankfurter Allgemeine

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The opponents of SPÖ boss Andreas Babler had already organized a majority. Then their candidate, the former chancellor Christian Kern, obviously lacked the courage.

Zeit Online

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For weeks, Christian Kern's comeback was talked into in the SPÖ. Now he is withdrawing – and the party is back where it always stands.

Kronen Zeitung

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The core question in the SPÖ has been clarified – and the timpani strike has failed: According to "Krone-Informationen, ex-cancellor Christian Kern has decided against a candidacy in spite of great support from the SPÖ. He will not rise into the red ring at the party congress, on 7 March in Vienna, thus against the incumbent SPÖ boss and vice-cancellor Andreas Babler. Cynics would say that Christian Kern has already approached that of the federa…

Die Presse

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On Facebook, the ex-Chancellor explained that he will not run for the post as SPÖ chief. These are his reasons.

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The ex-cancellor has decided against an application and reasons this with a lack of consensus in the SPÖ. Above all, the bosses of the large Viennese party showed him the cold shoulder. Babler now stands before his undisputed re-election as chairman.

SALZBURG24

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The duel around the SPÖ peak was eagerly awaited: On Wednesday afternoon, former Chancellor Christian Kern officially announced that he would not compete against incumbent Andreas Babler at the upcoming party congress. However, the rejection is far from quiet.