The third chairman of the National Council, Norbert Hofer (FPÖ), is taking part in the municipal council in his hometown of Pinkafeld (Oberwart district) after the municipal and mayoral elections in Burgenland. The ex-FPÖ boss took to Twitter to say that the preferential votes had brought him to the bottom of the list. He wants to accept the mandate.
“Despite my federal political obligations, I will carry out the mandate with great dedication, just as I did years ago in my old hometown of Eisenstadt,” Hofer wrote on his Facebook page.
FPÖ has 2 mandates in Pinkafeld
The FPÖ received 8.6 percent in the municipal elections in Pinkafeld and thus defended its two mandates – despite a small minus of one percentage point.
Burgenland elections: SPÖ extends lead in municipalities
Burgenland elected the municipal councils and mayors in the 171 municipalities on Sunday. The SPÖ gained 48.8 percent (2017: 44.4 percent) and an increase in mandates from 162 to 1623. The ÖVP, on the other hand, lost 1.96 percentage points to 39.9 percent. In terms of mandates, this meant a minus of 64 for the Turks. The FPÖ reduced the number of municipalities to 67 (2017: 144) and achieved 3.5 percent (2017: 6.3 percent). The Greens had to record a slight minus and came in at 1.6 percent (2017: 1.9 percent). There are now 26 Green Mandates instead of 27. The NEOS won three Mandates – all in Breitenbrunn; there are now four pink city councils (0.4 percent). The MFG (0.5 percent) reached the same number of mandate holders (four).
The SPÖ currently has 86 local heads among the mayors, the ÖVP 68. There has been a change of mayor in 17 municipalities. The SPÖ had eleven new local leaders, six the ÖVP. At the same time, the Reds lost five and the Turquoise eleven mayors. Re-election is required on 23 October in 13 municipalities, in 2017 this was the case in 19 places.
ÖVP defends Absolute in Eisenstadt
In Eisenstadt, the ÖVP defended the absolute in the city council, which still has 17 seats (53.4 percent; 2017: 55.3 percent). The SPÖ scored 26 percent (2017: 22.1 percent) and won one mandate. The FPÖ lost two mandates and with it its club status, only one Liberal is represented in the capital’s city council. The Greens, on the other hand, won one mandate and now have club status with a total of three. Mayor Thomas Steiner (ÖVP) defended his office with a small plus (61.64 percent; 2017: 60.32 percent) and was pleased that the ÖVP “remains the determining force in the city council”.
Source: Krone
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