After five years in government, the Greens face bitter times. According to a new study, this percentage will halve from 14 to 7 percent at the elections for the National Council in the autumn. At the other end of the scale is the FPÖ, which is expected to rise from 16 to 28 percent. The ÖVP and SPÖ are in a neck-and-neck race with 23 percent each for second place.
Christoph Haselmayer’s IFDD Institute surveyed 1,000 people between May 15 and 17 about both the EU and National Council elections. In the European elections, the scores for Greens (eleven) and NEOS (twelve) are better because the Beer Party is not active here. According to the research, Dominik Wlazny would receive six percent in the National Council elections and would therefore have permanent representation in parliament. The KPÖ is on the threshold with four percent.
The ÖVP will suffer the greatest loss
In terms of numbers, the ÖVP will suffer the greatest loss because it starts from an extremely high level. In 2019 it reached 37.5 percent with Sebastian Kurz. This is also very similar in the EU elections. Here too, the People’s Party stands at 23 percent and in 2019 it had 35.5 percent. The NEOS can rise slightly with Beate Meinl-Reisinger and reach nine percent (2019: eight).
Haselmayer clearly attributes the Greens’ losses to the Lena Schilling affair. The announcement by party leader Werner Kogler, who described the reporting as “anonymous farting,” “leaves lasting marks and is not well received, especially among the Green clientele,” the pollster said. Austria will “probably become more colorful, but also a bit more ungovernable than it already is.”
No surprises in the European elections
In the EU elections, the FPÖ with Harald Vilimsky will most likely take first place in Austria for the first time with 27 percent. According to the survey, the ÖVP with Reinhold Lopatka came in second place with 23 percent, closely followed by Andreas Schieder of the SPÖ with 22 percent. Helmut Brandstätter would achieve a significant increase of twelve percent, in 2019 the Pinks only had 8.4 percent.
The Greens are still somewhat stable in the EU elections
Despite the bad mood at EU level, Lena Schilling’s figure is eleven percent due to accusations of false accusations and lies in private circles. “The green electorate is very restless after the constant reporting about Schilling. Many Greens are currently moving to the political waiting room and staying there. Those who have already moved again lean towards the KPÖ with Günther Hopfgartner, who has an impressive four percent. “But there can still be shifts between the Greens and the KPÖ,” Haselmayer analyses.
Source: Krone
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