Politics in Austria: Voters give pupils for the parties!

Politics in Austria: Voters give pupils for the parties!

The latest surveys shows a dark picture of Austrian politics. According to a survey of the IFDD on behalf of Puls24, the citizens rate the political situation in Austria with an average grade of 4.4 - this is a pitiful "sufficient". It is alarming that over 58 percent of the 1250 respondents even evaluated politics with "not sufficient". The support for the Freedom Party (FPÖ) is growing rapidly: It could increase to 33 percent in new elections, while the ÖVP under Christian Stocker would slip to 19 percent, as the Krone reports.

popularity of top politicians in focus

Interest also aroused the popularity of the party leader: Herbert Kickl, the FPÖ boss, draws the top with 35 percent of the votes for a hypothetical chancellor's election. Christian Stocker follows in second place with 20 percent, while SPÖ boss Andreas Babler (17 percent) and Neos boss Beate Meinl-Reisinger (14 percent) lag behind, reports the