The mayoral candidate from the “New Innsbruck” list wants to concentrate entirely on the local council elections in the Tyrolean state capital taking place on April 14th.
The position will be saved in the government. The digital agendas go to State Secretary Claudia Plakolm (ÖVP).
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There had been repeated rumors recently, but Tursky has so far stuck to his official position of only withdrawing from Vienna following the local elections and moving back to Tyrol. He definitely wanted to do this – even in the event of defeat.
- This is what State Secretary Florian Tursky (ÖVP) says:
Criticism of “dual function”
There was also repeated criticism of the “dual function” as an election campaigner in the West and a government politician in the East. The 35-year-old always commuted. Tursky and his civil alliance want to replace city boss Georg Willi (Greens).
The official election campaign launch of “das Neue Innsbruck”, an alliance of the ÖVP, “For Innsbruck” and the Seniors’ Association, will take place on Monday at the Innsbruck Congress. This week Tursky presented his list of candidates.
Statement from State Secretary Claudia Plakolm (ÖVP):
