Invoicing is available – as much as the parties spent in the election campaign

Just like Sebastian Kurz at the time, the millions wasted by 12.96 million euros in the election campaign in 2017 and received 800,000 euros), no party had in 2024, although the battle for the space was a similar hot competitive. However, the great economy was not demonstrated either. Seven parties have called more than 33 million euros in election advertisements.

Border was not exceeded
The costs of the election campaign costs were reported to the Court of Auditors six months after the elections of the National Council. The good news: none of the three major parties surpassed the cost limit of the election campaign costs of 8.6 million euros. The ranking leads the People’s Party – with 7, 8 million euros, she wanted to prepare the election for Karl Nehammer. As is known, FPö -Baas Herbert Kickl completed the winner. He referred Nehammer to second place. The free invested 7.2 million euros and achieved a historical result – for the first time for the FPö. Just over seven million campaign costs for the historically worst result – this is how the disastrous balance of the Spö reads. For the first time, only third in the history of social democracy.

The cost-benefit calculation also does not work for the greens. With a proud 6.6 million euros, the Greens wanted to make their climate policy attractive at the polls. The immense financial obligation did not bring anything because there were painful losses. De Groenen lost a third of their voters and fell to 8.1 percent.

Neos was more efficient
The second small party had a more efficient campaign management. The NEOs invested three million less – only about 3.5 million – than the Greens. The Pinks did not take any obstacles of ten percent, but at least 9.1 percent took care of the participation of the government. The invoicing of the campaign costs for the elections of the National Council 2024 shows: Spö and Groenen buttered many millions in the election campaign and received a lean result.