Political chaos after the NEOS exit: Who falls by the wayside?

Political chaos after the NEOS exit: Who falls by the wayside?

The political landscape of Austria is currently in turmoil: the withdrawal of the NEOS from the coalition negotiations with the ÖVP and SPÖ has dominated all media reporting. This led to a real quota boom on television. According to the information from ORF , the information program "Zeit im Bild" attracted impressive 1.4446 million viewers on Friday evening, which made it for the most viewed program of the day. This development shows the great mediality and interest of the Austrians in the political changes that have already made an amazed audience.

High number of spectators for information formats

The number of spectators stayed high on Saturday when a special episode of the "ZiB" on ORF 2 again attracted 1.219 million people in front of the screens. The Sunday was particularly exciting, on which Karl Nehammer's replacement as an ÖVP leader and the upcoming discussions with the FPÖ, together with a meeting between Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen and FPÖ boss Herbert Kickl, provided further audience growth. The "Time in the Bild" reached an average of 1.412 million viewers, while ServusTV was waiting for 254,000 at 7:20 p.m.

The entire weekend was a triumph for the information programs and illustrated the rapidly increasing interest of the population in politics and current events. Also Image reports that the hot phase has already started in the election campaign, which should continue to heat the attention of the citizens. The political developments could therefore significantly influence not only the TV quotas, but also the voter mood.