Nowotny to be Re-Elected

People ♦ Published: July 18, 2012; 16:33 ♦ (Vindobona)

The governor of OeNB (Austrian Central Bank) Ewald Nowotny is said to be re-elected in his current position.

Nowotny to be Re-Elected / Picture: © Agenda Austria 2020

The Austrian newspaper „Standard“ reports that the decision on Nowotny´s succession or re-election has been taken by the Austrian Federal government. The governing parties SPÖ and ÖVP are said to have agreed on a second term of Nowotny, who acts as governor of OeNB since 2008. The former ECB Council Member Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell was said to be the alternative…