Innsbruck is facing one of the most exciting elections of all time. In the current direct elections for the municipal council and the mayor, there are thirteen lists and as many mayoral candidates on the ballot paper. Will there be a duel between the FPÖ and the Greens when it comes to the city boss? Or can ex-state secretary Florian Tursky, ex-ÖVP man Johannes Anzengruber or SPÖ frontwoman Elisabeth Mayr participate? A second election is considered certain.
100,564 eligible voters are allowed to cast their cross, 3,681 fewer than in the last vote in 2018.
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The polling stations close at 4 p.m
Above all, election turnout promises excitement. This was recently at a record low since 1945: 50.38 percent. Be careful when voting closes: this year it has been brought forward to 4 p.m. This means that the polling stations will be open an hour shorter than last time.
Provisional final result only in the evening
Voting takes place at a total of 153 polling stations, spread over 43 districts. The provisional final result, including the postal vote, should be available between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM. There will be no forecasts before then. The results of the preferential vote should then be available on Monday.
Who will make it to the second round?
The battle to participate in the likely second election for mayor will be dramatic. City leader Georg Willi of the Green Party, FPÖ candidate Markus Lassenberger, ÖVP ex-state secretary Florian Tursky and ÖVP “breakaway” Johannes Anzengruber are considered major contenders.
Political observers only give SPÖ top candidate Elisabeth Mayr opportunities for outsiders.
Can Willi defend his mayoral seat?
In the last municipal and mayoral elections six years ago, the Greens and especially their top candidate scored a major coup: Willi and his Greens clearly came first with 24.16 percent and defeated his competitor, the incumbent Christine Oppitz, in the mayoral elections. Plörer (for Innsbruck), by. This made Willi the first green mayor of a capital.
For the first time, a threshold of four percent in the elections in Innsbruck
All thirteen top candidates are also running for direct mayoral elections. It will be difficult for smaller parties or lists to get into the municipal council. Keyword: four percent hurdle. This was collected for the municipal collection and is valid for the first time this year.
Source: Krone
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