ÖVP: After the election defeat, financial cuts and personnel adjustments threaten!

ÖVP: After the election defeat, financial cuts and personnel adjustments threaten!

Neutal, Österreich - The Burgenland People's Party (ÖVP) experienced significant weakening in the state elections in January 2025. With only 22 percent of the vote, which means a decrease of 8.6 percentage points compared to the previous election, party funding is reduced by around 294,000 euros to around 641,000 euros. These developments were confirmed by Patrik Fazekas, the state manager, after a meeting of the reform group. The ÖVP will have to reform its organizational structures in order to meet the new circumstances, as orf.at reported.

The result in Neutal is particularly noteworthy, where the SPÖ won the absolute majority with 63.5 percent, while the ÖVP recorded a decrease of 6.5 percentage points with only 12 percent. Despite the poor performance, Patrik Fazekas remains in the state parliament and will continue to work as the state manager of the ÖVP. As a member of the state parliament, he received a total of 2,204 preferential votes from the district and 1,232 votes on the state list. Mayor Erich Trummer emphasizes that Neutal remains a "red stronghold" in Burgenland. While the FPÖ, pleased with an increase to 18.2 percent, has a decrease of 20 percent compared to the national elections, the political landscape remains exciting. bvz.at reports that are now strongly influenced by the future strategies of the ÖVP.