The majority of Austrians do not believe the opposition is calling for an early end to the Turquoise-Green coalition. Just over a third of Austrians expect early elections, according to a recent Gallup Institute survey. Most of the parties are asking for solutions to the problems of inflation and energy supply.
For its latest “mood barometer,” the Gallup Institute surveyed 1,000 people ages 16 and older online from Oct. 25 to 28. For example, 36 percent assume early elections, 50 percent do not expect it, and 14 percent do not comment on it. FPÖ supporters are much more likely than supporters of other parliamentary parties to expect early national elections (56 percent).
Top topics: economy, energy, migration
When asked which topic would play the biggest role in their voting decision, a quarter (25 percent) named the economy (inflation, taxes, jobs, etc.) as their top priority, with 17 percent each citing the areas of energy and migration as the top priority. main. Health and social issues have the highest relevance for 15 percent, climate issues for 11 percent. Unsurprisingly, the issue of migration disproportionately dominated FPÖ supporters (38 percent), the issue of climate for green sympathizers (35 percent).
To vote for a party, Austrians “certainly” expect solutions in the areas of inflation (71 percent) and energy supply (67). This is followed by health and care (62 percent) and corruption and the independence of the judiciary (60 percent each). Climate change (42), equality issues (30) and the corona pandemic (28 percent) are much less important.
“Priorities have shifted considerably”
“People’s priorities have shifted significantly since the last election,” says Andrea Fronaschütz, head of the Austrian Gallup Institute, about the results of the research: “People are currently expecting politicians to solve problems that are very urgent, especially in the field of of inflation and energy supply. Issues whose impacts are perceived as less acute in everyday life, such as the climate crisis or gender equality issues, are less discussed in elections, and now so is the Covid pandemic.”
ÖVP in trouble – no less than majority believe in a crash
The majority of the population expects that the corruption scandal will hurt the ÖVP in the next National Council elections: 45 percent expect the ÖVP to lose votes lightly and 40 percent that they will lose a lot. Only eight percent believe the affair will not affect the ÖVP’s election results. 54 percent of the supporters of the ÖVP expect light, 24 percent strong and 16 percent no loss of votes for their party.
Source: Krone
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