Graz Election: KPÖ Wins Again
Elke Kahr’s re-election sends a strong message that people-centred politics continues to inspire across Europe.
Austria, Graz: The municipal elections in Graz (Austria) have once again demonstrated the strong public support for the KPÖ (Communist Party of Austria). Under the leadership of Mayor Elke Kahr, the party secured another remarkable electoral success, reaffirming citizens’ confidence in a politics based on solidarity, social justice and addressing people’s everyday needs.
The result has resonated well beyond Austria and has been welcomed by progressive forces across Europe as an encouraging sign that an alternative to the rise of the far right is both possible and successful.
The Party of the European Left warmly congratulates Mayor Elke Kahr and the KPÖ team on their outstanding election result. President Walter Baier expressed this in the following letter:
Dear Mayor,
Dear Elke!
On behalf of the Party of the European Left, I would like to offer you and your team my warmest congratulations on your extraordinary election success.
The renewed growth in the KPÖ’s share of the vote in Austria’s second-largest city shows that the rise of the radical right can be halted. It proves that honest politics, which puts the interests of the people at the centre, is successful.
Graz remains the largest city in the EU with a communist mayor. The electoral success of the KPÖ in Graz is a great source of encouragement for all left-wing parties across Europe.
We look forward to continuing our good cooperation.
With solidarity,
Walter Baier
President of the Party of the European Left
The victory in Graz demonstrates that trust can be built through consistent work for the public good. As challenges from inequality and the far right continue across Europe, the result offers encouragement to all those committed to building fairer, more democratic and socially just societies.
