Election campaign in Waidhofen: ÖVP against freedom - a new political style?

Election campaign in Waidhofen: ÖVP against freedom - a new political style?

The focus is on the political elections in Waidhofen an der Thaya, since the ÖVP remains the leading party despite a significant loss of voting. In the National Council election, the People's Party reaches 37.27 percent, a decline of 15.44 percentage points compared to the last election. The FPÖ closes closely and has an increase of 15.4 percentage points with 33.85 percent. This is reported by the Kurier . In this exciting political climate, the reigning mayor Josef Ramharter (ÖVP) strives to continue his successful term in which 96 percent of the municipal council resolutions were unanimously made.

fight for the mayor's office

The opposition parties are according to ORF Niederösterreich Kampf. Gottfried Waldhäusl, the challenger of the Freedom List, has the goal of banishing party politics from the local council. While Ramharter emphasizes the focus of his previous work, the freedom and the SPÖ, who fell into fourth position by 10.1 percent by 10.1 percent, want to bring a breath of fresh air to the city and implement their plans to revive the city center. The SPÖ also wants to move back into the city council while the Greens work for increased environmental protection measures.

In addition, the turnout in the Waidhofen district is remarkably high with 82.31 percent. Of a total of 17,663 votes cast, 17 386 were valid, which indicates a significant voter activity. While the NEOs grow minimally, the Greens lose significantly and slide to 4.47 percent. These developments illustrate that voters are attentive and actively pursue the political currents in the region, which makes the upcoming election campaign all the more exciting.