Beer party withdraws: a chapter ends, start new ways!

Beer party withdraws: a chapter ends, start new ways!

Wien, Österreich - The beer party is facing a drastic conversion: Dominik Wlazny, better known as "Marco Pogo", announced in a rousing announcement that the party will no longer compete in future elections. "We close the chapter as a political party in the classic sense and continue differently," said Wlazny in a statement published on YouTube. The party clearly missed the move into the National Council with 2 percent of the votes in the 2024 National Council election, which was a hard setback after the success of the 2022 presidential election in 2022. In the future, the beer party will present itself as a loose association that wants to promote the critical dialogue in the country, according to Wlazny, which has been leading the development since 2015.

New chapter or old wine in new hoses?

Wlazny announces that the beer party is saying goodbye to the traditional election structures. "We would also like to make a contribution that is considered critical in Austria," he emphasized. The beer party will no longer have members since 2025, but Wlazny hopes for a loyal community of former followers who will remain connected to the new orientation. At the same time, Wlazny is taking the initiative for a new possibility of political participation: controversial discussions about the position of the beer party in the political spectrum and the influence on the voters can result, especially since Wlazny acts in some areas of the left center and advertises new members while emphasizing independence from financial influences.

As a "long -term party leader in Austria", Wlazny is targeting an upswing in the voter interest with a realignment of the beer party. According to current surveys, the beer party has the potential to establish itself, which could be important for the elections in the coming year. In the last surveys, the beer party even ranks up to 12 percent and could therefore act as a serious competitor. In order to consolidate this position, however, a solid member base of at least 20,000 people is required, which the beer party presents with new challenges, since you currently only count about 1,300 members, such as dolomitenstadt.at reported.