Gerhard Zeiler is 71 years old. He is a very successful manager for media. He works in the USA right now. Now he wants to become head of the SPÖ party. He says: I am the right person for this task. The SPÖ has little success right now. In polls, it is only at 15 to 17 percent.
Andreas Babler is the current head of the SPÖ. He was just elected in March for 3 years. Babler wants to keep his job. He does not want to step down. People can remove a head only with difficulty. For that, 10 percent of the members must demand an election. Then all members of the party decide about the head.
In the SPÖ there are different opinions about Zeiler. Some politicians from the federal states reject him. Hans Peter Doskozil from Burgenland is against Zeiler. Other politicians are curious about his ideas. Zeiler wants to give a big interview on the weekend. In it he explains his plans for the future of the party.
