One in ten Austrians plans to vote for the Greens in June. This is the result of a Spectra survey on the EU elections. However, the party with top candidate Lena Schilling could be overtaken by the NEOS. According to the research, this already amounts to 13 percent.
The FPÖ came first with 26 percent among the 1,000 respondents, followed by the SPÖ (23 percent) and ÖVP (22 percent). A survey by the IFDD Institute by pollster Christoph Haselmayer shows that the KPÖ barely reached the EU Parliament.
Compared to older surveys, the Greens, who are currently facing accusations about their top candidate Lena Schilling, are losing slightly in votes. According to further reports, the data situation is “even more difficult to assess”, says pollster Peter Hajek. Recently, a chat statement was published in which Schilling wrote that throughout her life she had “hated no one as much” as the Greens.
This is how the political groups in the EU Parliament are divided.
Loss of the third mandate?
According to Hajek, the party is in danger of losing its third mandate. However, so far there are no signs of a “free fall”. The NEOS, which is currently winning votes and “therefore has the second mandate within reach”, would benefit from this.
“The Greens’ crisis communications could be improved,” the pollster continued. In the Sunday question for the elections for the National Council in the autumn, the party currently stands at eight percent, comparable to the NEOS and the Beer Party. The FPÖ is clearly in the lead with 31 percent, followed by the ÖVP (21 percent) and the SPÖ (20 percent).
Source: Krone
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