• Ernst Gödl was unanimously elected as the new ÖVP club chairman following the resignation of August Wöginger.
  • Wöginger was convicted on Monday to seven months suspended prison sentence for incitement to abuse of office, not yet final.
  • Gödl is a lawyer and farmer from Styria, previously the ÖVP’s security spokesperson in parliament.
  • Wöginger announced an appeal and expects an acquittal in the second instance.
  • The trial concerned alleged influence on the appointment of the Braunau tax office head in 2017.
  • In addition to the suspended sentence, Wöginger must pay a fine of 43,200 euros.

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