Vienna election 2025: SPÖ on to 1st place - FPÖ with a strong climb!

Vienna election 2025: SPÖ on to 1st place - FPÖ with a strong climb!

Wien, Österreich - Current surveys on the state election in Vienna show that the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) is still at the top. According to the latest results from the Kleine Zeitung The SPÖ has been stable since mid-January 2025. This is a slight decline compared to the result of 41.62 percent in the election on October 11th 2020, where the party could increase against the previous election. With a share of the current share of 39 percent, however, the SPÖ remains unchallenged in first place.

The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) records the greatest increase in all parties and, according to surveys, achieves 22.6 percent, which makes an increase of 15.5 percentage points compared to the previous election. This is a clear turnaround for the FPÖ, which only reached 7.11 percent in 2020, strongly influenced by the Ibiza scandal.

ranking of the parties

The Greens and the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) are fighting for third place. The Greens show current data stable at 12 percent, while the ÖVP would have a loss of around 10 percentage points compared to 2020 with 10.3 percent than it received 20.43 percent. The NEOs are in fifth place at 9 percent, which means an increase of 1.5 percentage points compared to 7.47 percent.

The Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) wrestles for the city parliament with 4 percent, but could not get into parliament because the 5 percent hurdle is not reached. In the 2020 election, she competed under the short name Link and only achieved 2.06 percent.

important political developments

According to the latest election trends, the political landscape in Vienna has changed significantly since the last election. It is also reported that the share of the votes of the government parties is 51 percent, which is significant for possible coalition formation. The upcoming state election, which will take place on April 27, 2025, will be of crucial importance for the political actors in Vienna.

These developments can also be seen in the context of the last election in 2020, in which the SPÖ was able to win the trust of voters again. While the political signs appear to be favorable for some parties, others face the challenge of keeping or enlarging their voter base.

How these trends will develop and which coalitions are possible remains to be seen. There is a lot in the flow in politics, and the coming weeks could be crucial for the political future of Vienna. Further information on the election trends and political analyzes are available on Politpro