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New SPÖ leader: Hans Peter Doskozil
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Change of power among Austria's Social Democrats: 52-year-old Hans Peter Doskozil will be at the head of the SPÖ in the future. The former defense minister and prime minister of Burgenland received 53 percent of the votes of the approximately 600 delegates at an extraordinary SPÖ federal party conference in Linz on Saturday.
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Predecessor withdraws from politics
Doskozil thus prevailed against the mayor of Traiskirchen, Andreas Babler, and another competitor. Doskozil, known for his anti-migration course and his active social policy at the state level, succeeds Pamela Rendi-Wagner.
The 52-year-old doctor had landed behind Doskozil and Babler in a member survey on the leadership question and has announced her withdrawal from politics. Rendi-Wagner received less than one in three votes – a clear defeat.
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