ÖVP on Austria tour: Citizens' dialogue according to the election slump!

ÖVP on Austria tour: Citizens' dialogue according to the election slump!

The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) now starts a comprehensive tour of all 39 regional electoral groups in the country in order to intensify direct contact with the population. By the end of summer, all constituencies are to be visited by a member of the federal government, accompanied by central party representatives, including Federal Party Secretary and club chairman August Wöginger and Peter Haubner, the second National Council President. The motto of this tour is "doing the right thing. For Austria", which also corresponds to the title of the current government program of the three -coalition. This is reported by the [Kleine Zeitung] (https://www.kleinezeitung.at/service/newsticker/innenspolitik/19639149/oevp- government steam-auf-oesterreich-tour).

General Secretary Marchetti emphasizes the importance of exchange with the population and explains how important it is to take the concerns of the citizens seriously. The newly appointed ÖVP party chairman Christian Stocker, who has headed the People's Party since January, also emphasizes the relevance of direct dialogue with people. Stocker took over the management of the People's Party after the first coalition negotiations with SPÖ and Neos failed.

election slop and challenges

In the most recent municipal council election in Vienna, the People's Party suffered a significant defeat, which resulted in the preliminary result. The proportion of votes fell from over 20 percent to less than 10 percent, which further tightened the challenges for the ÖVP. This defeat shows the urgency of the current tour, which aims to regain the trust of voters and to better understand their concerns.

The political landscape of Austria is currently characterized by a remarkable situation. After the National Council election on September 29, in which the FPÖ rose to the strongest party, failed coalition negotiations between the ÖVP, the FPÖ and other parties followed. The Federal President, Alexander van der Bellen, had both Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) and Herbert Kickl (FPÖ) with the order for government formation, but both put this order back, which increased political uncertainty. This is also shown in the chronology of government formation, which has been shaped by negotiations and resignations in the past few months, as the [the press] (https://www.diepresse.com/19392432/von-der-wahl-bis-he-eine-chronology-der-der-der-der-der-der-Der-

Overall, the ÖVP is required to re -position and establish the desired connection to the voters, while at the same time managing the political tensions and challenges of the past few months. The upcoming tour could play a crucial role in determining the party's course in the current uncertain political landscape.