FPÖ before historical growth - SPÖ threatens the relapse!

FPÖ before historical growth - SPÖ threatens the relapse!

Wien, Österreich - On April 27, 2025, around 1.1 million Viennese are called for the election of a new district and municipal council. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) could have a historical increase. According to oe24.at, it is predicted that the votes for the Viennese FPÖ could triple. This would be a significant step after the drastic decline of 23.68 percentage points in the 2020 election, where the FPÖ only reached 7.47 percent.

With a possible return to second place, the goal is to exceed the record of 30.79 percent from 2015. To achieve this, the FPÖ would have to win further voters and strengthen their base. The SPÖ, which has been the strongest force in Vienna since 1919, could fall under the 40 percent mark that it had reached in the last elections. A new record minus for the SPÖ would mean more than 8.66 percentage points loss.

competition of the parties

The race for places three to five is particularly exciting. According to Sn.at, the Greens, the ÖVP and the NEOS are closely related. The Greens reach an average of 12.3 percent, which corresponds to a decline of 2.5 percentage points compared to the 2020 election. The ÖVP follows 11.1 percent and lost almost 50 percent of its vote of 2020. The NEOS records an increase of almost two percentage points and reach an average of 9.2 percent. Despite this growth, the party remains under the ten percent brand in many surveys.

The Greens under the top candidate Judith Pühringer have limited chances of returning to the coalition with the SPÖ. This election could be crucial for the NEOS who compete as a junior partner of the SPÖ. Her top candidate Christoph Return has switched to the federal government, which makes the starting position more complicated.

forecasts and expectations

according to Kleinezeitung.at, the SPÖ top candidate is prognosted, but no dramatic decline. Since no other party under Dominik Nepp wants to coalize with the FPÖ, the Mayor's Office of the SPÖ is expected to be secured.

The FPÖ, despite its possible increase in votes, sees itself in the situation that it has no coalition option to convert its votes obtained into political power. ÖVP top candidate Karl Mahrer faces a difficult defeat, while the Vienna ÖVP has massive problems in larger cities.

Overall, it can be said that the upcoming elections in Vienna will be of great importance for the political landscape of the city and the future city government. The changes in the voters of the individual parties could bring far -reaching consequences for the upcoming legislative period.