FPÖ celebrates triumphals ascent: two seats in the Federal Council secured!

FPÖ celebrates triumphals ascent: two seats in the Federal Council secured!

Wien, Österreich - On April 27, 2025, the Vienna City Council election showed that the political landscape in the Austrian capital will continue to be dominated by the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ). According to the extrapolation, the SPÖ remains the strongest force with a vote share of around 39%, despite a slight loss of over two points. This election was of national interest, since Vienna as a city with around 2 million inhabitants and one of the nine federal states of Austria plays a central role.

The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), on the other hand, was able to record remarkable growth and managed to double its proportion of voices to around 20.5%. This means that the FPÖ not only gained approval, but also that it is expected to take two seats in the Federal Council after it was not represented before. Werner Zögernitz, President of the Institute for Parliamentarianism and Democracy issues, expects that no significant changes will occur until the final result. vienna.at reports.

seat distribution and effects

The seats in the Federal Council are won by the Greens and the ÖVP. The ÖVP recorded a dramatic decline from 20.4% to less than 10%. This happened in the middle of serious internal affairs, especially in connection with the former tour under Sebastian Kurz. The Greens fell from four to three seats, while the NEOS could have a stable seat share of one.

The final image of the country chamber is composed as follows:

political background

The election took place after a turbulent government formation in Austria and is considered the first significant election of the year. Mayor Michael Ludwig from the SPÖ has secured his management position despite the strengthening of the FPÖ. The Neos, on the other hand, increased by two points and reached around 9.5%, which underlines their positive development. The KPÖ narrowly failed at the five percent hurdle, while former FPÖ boss Heinz-Christian Strache was able to achieve only 1.1% with his own list, how FAZ.NET mentioned.

The election data is in detail in the electoral database Austria, which contains partial and overall results as well as mandate distributions since 1945. This database is not only of interest for academics and politicalologists, but also offers a comprehensive overview of the political landscape of the country. The last updates contain information on elections at national and local level, which underlines the relevance of Vienna as a federal state wahl database.at.