New elections in Vorarlberg: Wallner and Greens plan fresh course!

New elections in Vorarlberg: Wallner and Greens plan fresh course!

Dornbirn, Österreich - On May 16, 2025, the State Party Congress of the Vorarlberg People's Party (ÖVP) and the State Assembly of the Vorarlberg Greens will take place in the Kulturhaus Dornbirn. Around 400 participants expect these significant events, including 250 to 300 delegates. Among the top-class guests are Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker and EU Commissioner Magnus Brunner.

Markus Wallner is the only candidate for re -election as the state party chairman of the ÖVP. He has been running the party since 2012 and received 98.87 percent approval in the last elections in 2021. His upcoming “Vorarlberg speech” is intended to set programmatic course for the future. A central topic could be the Economic Association of Insurance Affair, which the party has recently busy. In addition, six deputies are elected, including Josef Moosbrugger, Martina Rüscher, Julian Bitsche, Veronika Marte, Andrea Schwarzmann and Neu Marco Tittler.

Greens in realignment

parallel to the ÖVP meeting, the Greens hold out their state assembly, in which Daniel Zadra and Eva Hammerer go into the race without opposing candidates. They also run their party since 2021 and at that time had an approval of 98.71 percent. The event is under the motto "fresh green". A downer in the current situation is the result of the 2024 state election, where the Greens were only able to achieve 22,926 votes (12.4 percent) and four mandates instead of the desired 30,000 votes.

The turnout in the state election was 68.1 percent, and the distribution of the valid votes shows that the Vorarlberg People's Party still received the most votes, namely 70,638 (38.3 percent), followed by the FPÖ with 51,639 votes (28.0 percent). The lost mandates provide both a challenge and the chance to new

election results at a glance

The event will not only be an important stage for the two parties, but also create the framework for possible future upheavals in the political landscape of Vorarlberg. The ÖVP, which has 15 mandates, faces the challenge of consolidating your own positions, while the Greens have to fight for the recovery of trust and influence. The results of the state election and the emerging changes in both parties are also an important topic for voters and the future political orientation in Vorarlberg.

For detailed information on the state election 2024, interested parties can see the official election results on vorarlberg.at . In this context, the state party conference of the ÖVP and the State Assembly of the Greens offer exciting insights into future political strategies.

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