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BackCrisis at the SPÖ: Andreas Babler replaced as party leader and vice-chancellor
Crisis at the SPÖ: Andreas Babler replaced as party leader and vice-chancellor
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Crisis at the SPÖ: Andreas Babler replaced as party leader and vice-chancellor

After an unprecedented encirclement, the Alpine Republic's Social Democrats fired their boss and Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler.

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  • The Austrian SPÖ has dismissed its party leader and vice-chancellor Andreas Babler after internal pressure.
  • The decision was made after a five-hour meeting in a luxury hotel in Vienna.
  • A political analysis of the background.

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Why It Matters

Andreas Babler was replaced as party leader and vice-chancellor after an internal feud. The decision was made after a five-hour meeting in a Vienna hotel.

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Crisis at the SPÖ Five hours in the posh hotel, then Austria's Vice Chancellor was done for

Too left? Too awkward? After an unprecedented encirclement, the Alpine Republic's Social Democrats fired their boss and Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler. Will peace finally return? It would be nice.

An analysis by Jörg Schindler, Vienna

October 5, 2026, 3:37 p.m

Open Questions

  • Who will be Andreas Babler's successor?
  • How does the coalition react to the resignation?

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This article was originally published by Spiegel Ausland.

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