Fight for salaries: Publicly employed demands appropriate increase!

Fight for salaries: Publicly employed demands appropriate increase!

In the current political debate in Austria, the freedom (FPÖ) and the NEOS vehemently demanded that state politicians and managers in state -related companies should also be affected by the planned zero -wage round. The NEOS, represented by MP Johannes Gasser, took the opportunity to smile at the FPÖ, since three federal states with FPÖ participation against the zero-wage round are already correct. For 2025, the salaries of civil servants have been increased by 3.5 percent, which is below the inflation of 3.8 percent. Gasser criticized the fact that this increase takes place blankly without taking into account the activities in the public service, as the Kleine Zeitung

preferences in the National Council election

In the National Council election on September 29, FPÖ boss Herbert Kickl received the most preferred votes among the candidates in the federal list. With 85,542 votes, he exceeded the ÖVP top candidate Karl Nehammer, who received 60,402 votes. The decline in the preferred votes for Greens-top candidate Werner Kogler, who slipped to 10th place to 10th place with only 7,569 votes. The Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler, who received a remarkable number of preferred votes with 31,244 votes, has thus skipped the 7 percent hurdle necessary for a series. These developments clearly show how the political landscape is changing in Austria, such as OE24 noted.

Overall, Kickl impressively demonstrated that even without the seven percent required, he was able to record clear voting gains for a series of voices, while Kogler fell behind other candidates. The decline in support for Kogler and the ascension of Gewessler could indicate internal shifts within the Greens. The political agenda will strongly influence the political debate about salary increases in the public service and the dynamics of the preferred votes in the coming months.