‘I AM ELKE’: THE COMMUNIST MAYOR WHO WON AUSTRIA’S SECOND-LARGEST CITY WITH HOUSING FIXES
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21.07.2026


EU Observer (21 July 2026)

Soňa WEISSOVÁ

 

Every last Saturday of the month, a special event is held in Graz, organised by the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ). Its supporters gather in their Volkshaus, or people’s house, to bake Neapolitan pizza. It also has a telling name – pizza comunista. They hand it out for free.

The project also has a deeper dimension. It is just one of the activities through which the communists show that they are close to ordinary people.

The KPÖ’s win in Graz in the 2021 local elections was a surprise, and a repeat happened in June.

 

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