On June 3, Austria’s Social Democratic Party or SPÖ will determine its new leader at a party congress. In a runoff election, Hans Peter Doskozil, governor of the state of Burgenland, will face left-wing contender Andreas Babler, who many observers compare with Jeremy Corbyn or Bernie Sanders. What would Doskozil’s or Babler’s victory mean for the SPÖ? What impact would the vote have on the existing power relations in the country? And what would be the implications for Austria’s revitalized Communist Party or KPÖ? As former Defense Minister and incumbent governor, Doskozil is an integral part of the SPÖ’s establishment. He and his camp are well connected within the bureaucratic apparatus of the party and the state. Babler, on the other hand, ran a grassroots campaign. He has criticized the SPÖ’s establishment and called for a democratization of the p ...