The elections for the Chamber of Labor in the eastern region have confirmed the Social Democratic Trade Unionists (FSG) in their top positions. Nevertheless, there was a setback for the Speaker of the Federal Chamber, Renate Anderl, as the list she led lost ground in Vienna.
AK election 2024: the results
Freedom workers in Vienna in second place
The result in the federal capital is always watched with particular interest, as the election winner is traditionally also the chairman of the Federal Chamber of Labor. The FSG lost 3.2 percentage points, but remained the strongest force by a huge margin at 57.5 percent. The pursuers also had to give up, the least of all the Freedom Workers, who therefore achieved second place with 8.4 percent despite a minus of 0.6 points.
Christian union members even lost 2.9 percentage points and only have 6.9 percent. It also became unpleasant for the Greens and Independents, whose five percent of the vote meant a loss of 3.1 points.
Left-wing extremist lists are successful in the federal capital
In view of the elections for the National Council next autumn, it is not uninteresting that splinter groups from the left-wing fringe could be quite satisfied. LINKS, KOMintern and the VakbondsLinks Blok together came to 5.6 percent and were thus well ahead of the NEOS list, which was running for the first time and managed to reach 2.7 percent. Of course, the NEOS also clearly distinguished itself from the other lists by – atypically for an employee election – rejecting more vacation, shorter working hours and mandatory chamber membership.
FSG is expanding Absolute in Lower Austria, and the Freedom Party is also growing
In Lower Austria things went better for the red trade unionists than in Vienna. Under President Markus Wieser, they were not only able to maintain their absolute majority, but even expanded it by more than two percentage points to 64 percent. The People’s Party of Lower Austria NÖAAB-FCG lost six points, which was just enough for second place. For the Freedom Workers there was an increase of 3.7 points. Five years ago, the gap between black and blue employee representatives was eleven percent; now there is only one gap between the sub-organizations of the coalition partners in the state government. The Communists (KOMintern) tripled in Lower Austria to 1.8 percent, the Greens rose slightly to 3.6 percent.
Small plus for ÖVP employees in Burgenland
The balance of power in Burgenland is stable. The FSG lost about three percentage points, but with President Gerhard Michalitsch it can still enjoy a whopping two-thirds majority (68.8). Consolation prize for the People’s Party on this election night: The ÖVP workers, together with top candidate Johannes Mezgolits, achieved a slight increase of 0.6 percentage points and reached 18.5 percent. The Freedom Workers recorded the largest increase of 1.8 percentage points, which ultimately amounted to 9.4 percent. Alternative, independent and green union members welcomed an increase to 3.3 percent. Turnout in the elections initially amounted to a disappointing 33 percent. In Lower Austria it was only slightly higher at 34.5 percent. Vienna performed best in the eastern region at 40 percent.
The elections for the Chamber of Labor in Styria have been completed. You can vote there until April 29.
Source: Krone
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