Notably important from the FPÖ’s standpoint is the victory in Styria, the place the state parliament will probably be elected this yr. Additionally they secured first place within the massive state of Higher Austria, in addition to in Carinthia. Regardless of losses, the ÖVP gained the three western states, whereas the SPÖ was strongest in Vienna and Burgenland.
The federal capital, nonetheless, stays the FPÖ’s drawback space. Though the Freedom Social gathering additionally gained in Vienna, 18.6 % was by far the weakest end result. The Greens recorded precisely the alternative, celebrating their strongest end result within the federal capital with 17.5 %. If Vienna had been the place to be, the KPÖ would even have been represented within the EU Parliament, because the Communists achieved 4.6 %.
The Social Democrats didn’t obtain their finest end result within the federal capital. The 29.8 % there’s solely barely behind the 29.9 % in Burgenland. The latter result’s however outstanding, because the Burgenland Social Democrats didn’t put ahead their very own candidates as a result of they have been dissatisfied with the best way their celebration had drawn up its checklist.
Carinthia as a blue stronghold
The Freedom Social gathering’s stronghold was its outdated heartland of Carinthia. With 33.5 %, it left the governor’s celebration, the SPÖ, (27.6 %) far behind. The FPÖ gained 28.2 % in Higher Austria, once more leaving the governor’s celebration, this time the ÖVP, far behind (25.1 %). The identical factor occurred in Styria. Right here the blue-black duel ended 28.1 to 25.6 %.
The ÖVP’s biggest success was in Tyrol with 30.1 %. Additionally they secured first place within the necessary state of Decrease Austria with 29.1 % and in Vorarlberg. The mere 26.8 % there’ll most likely set off alarm bells for the Ländle ÖVP, because the state parliament will nonetheless be elected this yr. The FPÖ diminished its deficit to lower than three share factors. Vorarlberg was the NEOS stronghold with 15.3 %. The Greens additionally did effectively within the Ländle with 15.2 %.
