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The Kurier front page highlights upcoming Austrian elections in 2027, internal political party dynamics within the SPÖ, and features a story on Philip Kucher's role in health and security politics.
Upcoming elections for Carinthia, Upper Austria, and Burgenland state parliaments, as well as municipal and mayoral elections in Tyrol and Upper Austria, are set to make 2027 politically significant.
The 45-year-old Carinthian is specializing in health and security policy.
Marxbauer is reportedly to succeed him as Vice-Chancellor, while club chief Kucher and the women's minister are sidelined by party leadership. Clarity is not expected until after the party congress.
