Carinthians over the age of 16 voted on Sunday on a possible ban on the installation of more wind turbines. The result is extremely close – the gap between city and countryside is also striking. The fronts in the country had hardened in advance, the mood between the opponents was heated – a mood with a bomb threat against the FPÖ alerted the authorities.
The first Carinthians cast their votes in the referendum in the early hours of the morning, when polling stations were open from seven in the morning. It was about the future of wind energy in Carinthia; a clear rejection would be a first step towards a total ban. All Carinthians over the age of 16 are entitled to participate in the study. They had until noon, in Klagenfurt and Villach until one o’clock.
Specifically, the question was: “Should the construction of additional wind turbines on mountains and alpine meadows in Carinthia be prohibited by state law in order to protect Carinthia’s nature (including the landscape)?” The FPÖ and individual members of Team Carinthia have submitted the application for a referendum for the Carinthian state parliament.
Closing result: Carinthians against wind energy
Shortly after 4 p.m. the first official results: 51.4 percent of Carinthians voted YES, 48.6 percent voted NO – this confirms the suspicion that the race could be close. In plain language: Carinthia decided on Sunday not to use wind energy.
“We are happy with this result, together with everyone who is against wind energy. The government must take this to heart,” says FP party leader Erwin Angerer.
LH deputy Martin Gruber (ÖVP) wants to “take Carinthia’s concerns seriously”: “We will invite all state parliamentary parties and social partners to working discussions in the coming days. We will continue to work on the regulation, but will investigate how we can best proceed legally. It is important that we bring objectivity back into the debate and fewer fairy tales and myths.”
While the FPÖ widely promoted a ban, the governing parties, social partners, nature conservation and science organizations and the Catholic Church all expressed a clear no to the ban. Whatever the outcome of the investigation, the result is not legally binding.
Survey about Bergen more than 40 years ago
The population of Carinthia has already been asked about a topic related to the mountains of Carinthia. At the question “Should the open landscape in the Nockalmstrasse area be declared a protected area (landscape or nature reserve) to preserve the Nock area?” elevators.
The Carinthians ultimately clearly rejected a “Carinthian Arlberg”. With a turnout of 21.2 percent, 73,738 eligible voters voted “YES”. This 94.3 percent was clearly missed today.
Source: Krone
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