Linz – State party leader and governor Thomas Stelzer is standing for re-election for the second time on Friday afternoon at the 42nd regular party conference of the ÖVP Upper Austria in Linz. One of his four vice-presidents, ÖVP club chairman August Wöginger, is no longer running, but Economics Minister Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer is running. 1,500 officials are expected at the Design Center. Chancellor Christin Stocker is supposed to give the welcoming words.