Vösendorf's Mayor Koza Resigns

The mayor of Vösendorf admitted that he wanted to put himself in a "victim role". In 2024 he had been one of his worst years. A chronology

The alleged attack on Vösendorf's mayor Hannes Koza (ÖVP) caused a great stir – up to the head of the state Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP) there were outraged reactions. Now comes the surprising turn: Koza confesses to have taken himself into a "victim role" – and resigns as mayor. The incident happened on December 5 last year: Koza described to the "Krone" that an unknown person had taken care of him in the castle park, knocked him down and threate…

Vösendorf in Lower Austria is getting a new mayor. The current mayor, Hannes Koza (ÖVP), will step down.

The mayor of Vösendorf (Mödling district), Hannes Koza (ÖVP), surprisingly announced his resignation on Thursday evening. As the "Kurier" reports, he is said to have only faked an assault on him in December.

Hannes Koza (ÖVP), Mayor of Vösendorf (Bezirk Mödling), announced his resignation on Thursday evening via Facebook. Previously, the "Kurier" had reported that the police suspected that Koza had only invented an assault on himself in the previous year. He had "wanted to put himself in a victim role", Koza admitted. He wanted to seek professional help and relinquish his mayor's office. Attack faked in December The mayor had published photos of inj…

ÖVP mayor Hannes Koza probably invented the assault on himself. The prosecutor's office leads him as accused. Koza now wants to seek professional help.