Meet the Communist Running Austria’s Second Largest City

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On Saturday in Graz, the KPÖ Steiermark campaigned for the preservation of social-state regulations and the preservation of Austria's neutrality as well as for a just peace in the Middle East.

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The KPÖ politician is popular and wants to remain mayor even after the election 2026. But: Graz is an unpredictable political patch

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At its head, the Styrian KPÖ is changing generations: Alexander Melinz (36) is elected as the new party leader on Saturday. In his speech, he sharply criticizes the blue-black state government: "This is politics for the profiteers of the capitalist system." The Graz People's House did not attract any political interest until Thursday: the mayor of Graz Elke Kahr announced that she would again go as a KPÖ top candidate in the municipal council el…

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On Saturday in Graz, KPÖ Steiermark elected state deputy Alexander Melinz as the new state chairman with 97 percent of the members' votes at the party congress. He takes over this role from city councillor Robert Krotzer, who had taken over the presidency of Claudia Klimt-Weithaler as interim chairman two years ago. "The KPÖ is committed both to local politics and to the preservation of social-state achievements at the state level," said Melinz.

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On Saturday, the Styrian Communist Party (KPÖ) is setting the course for new people: At the state party congress, the Communists, who are represented in the state parliament with two deputies, elect the state party president: the new KPÖ frontman is to be Alexander Melinz.