„The students‘ Union, speaks with your voice! Let ‚ em count!“

Students ‚Union launches mobilization campaign for students‘ Union elections in 2019

Vienna (OTS) – 27. up to 29. May be held again this year, the election of the Austrian Hochschüler_innenschaft. Under the Motto „The students‘ Union, speaks with your voice! Let ‚ em count!“ begins the student Union today, their mobilization campaign for the upcoming election. The aim of the intensive campaign developed is to increase the turnout in the coming election. „We want to show the students that each voice contributes a part of what high school made the political decisions in the future,“ the presidency team, consisting of Hannah Lutz, Marita gasteiger and Johanna Zechmeister,. „The voice of student Union is only as strong as the students behind her,“ is the chair of the team agreed.

The students ‚ Union will not leave without a fight to sit, the government tries by all means to weaken the legal representation of students. By the reasoning loose postponement of the election, the government places the students and their representation in this year, in addition to stones in the way. „The student Union is the loud political voice of all students. Through the democracy politically questionable choice shift, we will not allow ourselves to be discouraged,“ Hannah Lutz.

„Arbitrary and demo Katie politically, not arguing petty power games at the expense of us students, is a government unworthy of it. We will provide advice to the government on election days the correct answer. The turnout will increase,“ Marita Gasteiger sure. Due to the arbitrary displacement of the black-blue government of different side and was a member of the criticism.

„The ÖH will be elected on three levels. On the Federal level representation and the high-school level of representation by means of List voting, the study level of representation is a personal choice,“ explains Johanna Zechmeister. In the Wake of the Elections, various University political factions to choose from, the to 23. April can announce their candidacy. Required, depending on level and University, to collect a certain number of signatures. „It is important to say that all students are entitled to choice, regardless of your passport, assuming you have no later than 8. April ÖH contribution paid up,“ says Zechmeister finally.

Is elected either directly to the University of 27. up to 29. May or simply by way of postal ballot, no later than 20. May need to be requested. Through the use of the students ‚ Union in the past years, could be fought for, vocational colleges, an additional day of the election, depending on the degree and University on the 24. or 25. Falls in may.

Austrian Universityüler_innenschaft
Philipp Stoisits
Press Secretary
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philipp.stoisits@oeh.ac.at