The election campaign is raging in Vienna – but not just between the parties. A parallel world has established itself in the streets in which felting, spray cans and stickers have the floor. Plus: what an expert says about the election posters of the parties.
As soon as the first election posters of the FPö and the HC Strache team were glued, the absurd spectacle started: down, overlapping, gluing – and at a record pace. “A real slaughter,” says Graffiti researcher Norbert Siegl, who has documented the creative side of the political argument for years. According to Siegl, the anger of destruction was particularly early and violent this year. Almost a week after the intensive election campaign starts, many FPö posters only hung in pieces or were hardly recognizable.
All parties had angry
But not only the advertisements for blue elections became the target of the self -proclaimed poster artists. The People’s Party also got his fat away – preferably in the form of swastikas, Hitlerbärtchen or corrosive comments to slogans. The saying “Vienna should not be döling” quickly mutated in a symbol of the creativity of the critics.
Between shame and satire
The reach of interventions varies from awkward insults to almost artistic parodies. An activist in Meidling in particular caused a sensation by overlooking strache posters with tailor-made satire images-Precisely and with a good sense of provocation.
The Spö was largely spared, but mayor Ludwig also had to tolerate nicknames. A resourceful opponent even spread handwritten labels with few flattering comments in the town hall.
Politics to participate – illegal but pointed
What looks like vandalism is more than merely material damage for Siegl. He speaks of “alternative historiography” and a “form of participation”. Because whether it is neutrality, the Ukrainian war or pension issues are not only advertisements in the poster areas of Vienna, but also discusses. Sometimes subtle, sometimes co.
Even the vegetables were not completely spared, although their posters were less likely. Striking: the Hitler Bärtchen does not stop for no party color. With the Neos, on the other hand, there were usually isolated comments on topics such as neo -liberalism or the party founder Haselsteiner. Even the KPö and the left were found in this street election campaign – partly as a target, partly as secret profiteers, by “abused” fans for their own messages.
No Cavalier -violation
One thing is certain: to lubricate a poster falls under material damage. There are high money or a prison sentence of a maximum of two years. A prison sentence of up to three years is also possible if the perpetrators paint unconstitutional symbols – such as a swastika – on the posters.
Advertisement Rainer Reichl of the Reichl and partner Advertising Agency has also analyzed the election posters for the “Crown” from different points of view: attention, interest, sympathy, competence, response to needs and activation potential.
The Ludwig campaign was the most successful, he communicates credible. Those of the FPö are target group -friendly and probably mobilize their own electorate.
Reichl finds less praise for the posters of the ÖVP. “Mother, the man with the cola will no longer be there? Just embarrassing and money destruction.” The greens are too incomprehensible. “Vienna is brave the best.” Nobody picks up that. ” And the Neos? With headlines such as’ politics for small people ‘and’ Vienna is diversity, they would not improve the Spö and ÖVP. Reichl: “I don’t know if this is wise for a small party.”
There is an overview of movements in the current and earlier election campaigns on the homepage of Graffiti research.
Source: Krone
I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.
