The pressure can begin – Seven parties are on the voting list for the EU elections

At its meeting on Wednesday, the Federal Electoral Authority concluded and published the examination of the seven election proposals submitted on April 26. Once the election proposals have been announced in the official board of the Ministry of the Interior and on the Internet, the election proposals can no longer be changed. Moreover, the production of the official ballot papers can now begin. Ballots should be in stock in communities across the board by the middle of next week so voting cards can be issued in a timely manner, it said on Wednesday.

KPÖ and DNA still gathered supporters
In addition to the KPÖ, only the DNA list, which is critical of the corona measures, managed to collect the necessary 2,600 expressions of support throughout Austria. This means that, just like in 2019, there are seven parties on the ballot. However, in 2014, nine parties were up for election; in 1996 and 2009 there were eight. In 1999, like this year, there were seven alternatives before voters, and in 2004 there were only six.

The ranking is fixed
The parties participating this time will appear in the following order on the official ballot paper – which is uniform throughout Austria – with the following short names:

1. Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP)

2. Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)

3. Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) – The Freedom Party (FPÖ)

4. The Greens – The Green Alternative (GREEN)

5. NEOS – The New Europe (NEOS)

6. DNA – Democratic – Neutral – Authentic (DNA)

7. Communist Party of Austria – KPÖ Plus (KPÖ)