The left has the wrong winner due to a computer error

By Le Figaro with AFP

published On 06/05/2023 at 20:10

Austrian party social democrat It raised panic on Monday 5 June when, two days after the election of its new leader, it announced the reversal of the results of the two candidates.

“The result was reversed due to a technical error from an employee in the Excel spreadsheetVisibly embarrassed, SPÖ’s chairwoman of the electoral commission, Michaela Grubisa, declared at a press conference.

A victory celebrated for nothing

So bring out Hans-Peter Doskozil, 52, representative of the centrist wing of this formation sitting in opposition. The failed candidate celebrated his victory all weekend, convinced that he had secured 53% of the votes of about 600 delegates to the convention. in the tabloid newspaper Krone Zeitung This Monday, he said, he was already seeing himself in the chancellery. He soon noticed this shift, announcing his withdrawal from national political life. has not been “Not a happy dayHe commented understatement.

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It is the candidate who recently emerged from the shadows, Andreas Babler, 50, who against all odds finds himself at the helm of the party. In shock from such a dramatic turn of events, the lucky winner preferred to order a new issue. The confusion, which was announced 48 hours after the vote, sparked derision on social media and many indignant reactions, a local party official pointed out.Shame“in the face of this”Amazing amateurORF Public Television commentator said,Unprecedented in 30 years in this field“convinced that”It would stick to the skinby SPÖ.

On the right path to success

Especially since this fatal error, which was discovered by chance, comes after years of internal disputes within the party, which has fallen since 2017 after it provided many advisors to Austria. Under these conditions, he is trailing in the polls behind the far right, and is well on his way to winning the legislative elections scheduled for the fall of 2024. Andreas Babler ”I apologize for the photo, which part of the device returned to the militantspromising toPut your training on the right track to successHe is the mayor of the small (east) town of Trieskirchen, known for hosting the largest registration center for asylum seekers in Austria, a country often reluctant to welcome refugees. The 50-year-old found himself in a hot seat during the election campaign for the 2020 video that returned to Appearance.we see qualifies eu asOne of the most aggressive foreign policy military alliances ever“.

This is not the first electoral scandal in the Alpine country of nine million people. In 2016, irregularities during the counting of presidential votes prompted the Constitutional Court to invalidate the second-round result, and Austrians, enraged, were forced to return to the polling booth.