Red Vienna wobbles: FPÖ celebrates historical election success!

Red Vienna wobbles: FPÖ celebrates historical election success!

Wien, Österreich - On April 27, 2025, trend -setting municipal elections took place in Vienna, which brought a historical result for the Freedom Party (FPÖ). According to a first extrapolation, the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) remains the strongest force with 39.3 percent, but has achieved its weak result since 1996.

The Greens secure third place with 14.7 percent, while the ÖVP and the NEOS each reach 9.6 percent, whereby the NEOS can have a slight improvement. It remains unclear whether the coalition between the SPÖ and Neos will continue; Possible conversations with the Greens or the ÖVP are in the room. The results show striking shifts that indicate a fluctuation width of ± 0.3 percent. The FPÖ benefits from far -reaching dissatisfaction of the voters, which is primarily due to inflation, housing costs and security issues.

election campaign and social factors

The election analysts attribute the losses of the SPÖ to the widespread dissatisfaction of the voters. The FPÖ has positioned itself strongly in the outskirts and workers' quarters and tripled its result compared to the elections in 2020. Heinz-Christian Strache, who went into the race for the FPÖ, can only achieve 1.1 percent and thus fails to move into the local council. In addition, the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) fails with 4.2 percent at the catchment hurdle.

The postal votes are counted on election Sunday, which leads to delays in the announcement of the results. A preliminary end result is not expected before 9 p.m.

context and data visualization

In order to better understand the election data and political trends in Austria, the Autnes dashboard offers interactive visualizations. According to the platform, users can explore various aspects of political behavior and public opinion in Austria. The data comes from the Autnes Online Panel Study from 2017 to 2024 and are based on surveys of around 3,000 voters per time. The dashboard enables the identification of trends and patterns that illuminate the dynamic political competition and voter behavior in Austria

Further information is available on the website of the Vienna Center for Electoral Research . The Autnes team and the authors point out that they take no responsibility for interpretations or conclusions from the data.