Tibor Zenker speaking in November, 2024 -- image via the PdA Funeral speech by Otto Bruckner, Chairman of the Party of Labour of Austria (PdA), at the funeral of Chairman Tibor Zenker, who passed away on 16 April 2026, Vienna, 12 May 2026. Dear mourners! In these difficult hours our sincere condolences go out to Tibor’s partner Gabi, his son Simon, his daughter Judith, his stepson Jakob, his brother Jan, his mother, his sister and all other relatives, friends and comrades. I

Speech by Lukas Haslwanter, Deputy Chair of the Party of Labour of Austria (PdA), at the liberation celebration at the former Mauthausen concentration camp, 10 May 2026 Speech by Lukas Haslwanter, Deputy Chair of the Party of Labour of Austria (PdA), at the liberation celebration at the former Mauthausen concentration camp, 10 May 2026 Dear comrades, Today, one day after 9 May – the day of the great anti-fascist victory of the peoples over fascism – we stand here in Mauthause

Image via the PdA On April 19, the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Austria (PdA) addressed the situation that arose from the sudden and unexpected death of Chairman Tibor Zenker and the resulting need for change in the composition of the party leadership. Elected by the Congress as Tibor Zenker’s deputy, Otto Bruckner, who had already served as chairman from 2013 to 2019, will take over as chairman. At the Central Committee meeting Bruckner said that he could neve