Vienna – The former Burgenland governor Hans Niessl (SPÖ) has expressed his interest in running for office in the next federal presidential election. Opposite the Krone The current Sport Austria president explained that he plans to run in the election for the highest office in the state in 2028. If he is not nominated as the SPÖ candidate, he would run as a non-partisan candidate “if necessary even without the left-left Babler SPÖ,” said Niessl.
