Before the elections for the National Council, the ‘Krone’ takes a closer look at all parties: in our special digital formats you can discover what shaped the political history of the Second Republic and read about the parties’ biggest scandals.
The People’s Party has been in government without interruption since 1986 – with the exception of the short break with the expert government led by Chancellor Brigitte Bierlein – and has been Chancellor since 2017. We dare to take a turquoise look back at the past seven years between heaven and hell…
In the FPÖ election special you can discover how the FPÖ grew from a group of former Nazis into a liberal alliance after the Second World War and subsequently promoted right-wing populism in Europe.
Like the proverbial thread, the issue of the right party leadership has been running through social democracy for almost a decade. Will the SPÖ return to government after “three and a half” new presidents, numerous disputes and several bitter election losses?
This year’s May will go down in history: for the first time in years, no high-ranking politician in Austria has resigned. In previous years it was different, especially in 2017: first Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP) left, then Sebastian Kurz took over and called new elections – and then the then Green Party leader Eva Glawischnig threw her hat. You can read what has happened since then in the Greens’ election special.
In 2012, a small group ventured into federal politics with a new party – as a liberal alternative to the established major parties, the NEOS formed around Matthias Strolz from Vorarlberg and Veit Dengler from Styria. Initially it was thought that the new party did not have much of a chance, but when it first stood as a candidate for the National Council elections in 2013, it managed to win nine MPs. Will the Pinks reach the 10 percent mark this time?
Who to vote for on September 29
Don’t know who to vote for on Sunday? Try our voting guide (below) and answer the questions to see which party you have the most in common with.
In collaboration with the democracy initiative “more democracy!”, the platform “VOTO” and with the scientific support of the political scientist Dr. Kathrin Stainer-Hämmerle helps you compare your opinion with the positions of parties.
Source: Krone
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