Burgenland municipal association elects two presidents

Gerhard Bachmann and Roman Kainrath have been elected as the first joint presidents of the Social Democratic Municipal Representatives Association of Burgenland, ORF reported.

The two SPÖ politicians won 99 percent of the votes cast by about 440 delegates at an extraordinary state conference on Saturday in Raiding, in the district of Oberpullendorf. Both are mayors and members of the Burgenland state parliament. Bachmann is mayor of Deutsch Jahrndorf in Neusiedl am See district, while Kainrath is mayor of Lutzmannsburg in Oberpullendorf district.

They succeed Erich Trummer, who is stepping down after nearly 14 years as association president and is also leaving his post as mayor of Neutal, in Oberpullendorf district.

Municipal council and mayoral elections are due in Burgenland in 2027. The association and the SPÖ currently hold 96 mayoral posts in the state. Kainrath said they aimed to retain that number and, if possible, increase it.