Austria
Embarrassing glitch – The Social Democrats pick the wrong leader for the party
On Saturday, Hans-Peter Doskozil was elected the new party leader of the SPÖ. But this was on the basis of a mistake – his votes had been substituted for those of his rival.
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He was pleased with his position as the new party leader early: Hans-Peter Doskozil’s votes were swapped with those of his rival.
France Press agency
It said the error occurred while transferring to an Excel spreadsheet. Now Andreas Babler (left) is the new leader of the Austrian Social Democratic Party.
France Press agency
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Austria’s opposition SPÖ party elected Hans-Peter Doskozil as its new party leader on Saturday.
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When the votes were recounted, it became clear that the votes of Doskozil and his rival Andreas Babler had been switched.
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The party has apologized to Doscozel for the glitch.
With the Austrian Social Democrats is the case with Election as party leader An unprecedented breakdown occurred over the weekend: The opposition SPÖ party announced on Monday that no way A new party leader was elected Hans-Peter Doskozil won the election on Saturday – but his rival, Andreas Babler. The head of the election commission, Michaela Grubisa, said the votes were exchanged during the count.
The error occurred when converting to an Excel spreadsheet. In fact, Doskozil got 280 votes, but Babler got 317 votes. The error was discovered accidentally during Monday’s recount. It became necessary to explain the cause of the loss of voice. It turned out to be invalid. Grubisa said the party had apologized to Doscozel. The new party leader is now Babler.
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