People's Party of Lower Austria: 20,000 candidates for the 2025 elections!

People's Party of Lower Austria: 20,000 candidates for the 2025 elections!

Altlengbach, Österreich - On January 26, 2025, the community elections are scheduled for in Lower Austria, and the ÖVP goes into the race with an impressive line-up of 20,000 candidates. In a press conference in Altlengbach, the state manager Matthias Zauner announced that the broad spectrum of applicants reflected the diversity of the communities. There are 1,300 young people under the age of 25 who want to take responsibility for the first time and around 6,000 female candidates. The average age of candidate is 46 years, which promises a mixture of experience and fresh wind.

However, the electoral conditions are comparatively challenging. The number of eligible voters decreased by 11.2 percent due to the loss of voting rights - from 1,480,968 in 2020 to 1,314,546 in 2025. At the same time, more mandates are awarded, 11,873 compared to 11,640 five years ago. In addition, 86 parties and numerous new citizens' lists want to compete in the election, which increases the competition, as noe.orf.at . Despite these complex framework conditions, the objective remains clear: The ÖVP strives to emerge in as many communities as possible by supporting their candidates in the best possible way.

Matthias Zauner emphasizes that the ÖVP is the only party that runs in all 568 Lower Austrian communities. This comprehensive presence shows the strong anchoring of the People's Party in Lower Austria. In view of the changed political and global challenges that have occurred from the last election, the ÖVP is determined to find effective solutions for important topics such as integration and economic fairness in order to achieve a turnaround in the election results.