Scandal in the election sprinkle: SPÖ folders encourage children to lend voices!

Scandal in the election sprinkle: SPÖ folders encourage children to lend voices!

Seestadt Wien Donaustadt, Österreich - On April 27, 2025, an incident was documented in Vienna, which was uncovered as an election influence by the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) in an election sprinkle between the Seestadt Donaustadt. According to OTS Owle observed a folder who attracted voting for the SPÖ and children SPÖ sweets distributed. The incident was described as scandalous by the FPÖ, represented by state party secretary Lukas Brucker and top candidate Toni Mahdalik and should be reported.

Brucker and Mahdalik see a clear proof of the abuse of power of the SPÖ and demand comprehensive information and hard consequences. The folder and the image material provided to him are viewed as evidence of manipulation in a decisive moment of the election process.

election campaign and political issues

parallel to these allegations there is an intensive election campaign in which the topics of migration and security are in the foreground. The Deutschlandfunk reports that the FPÖ expires with weights, but does not work from an election victory. Mayor Michael Ludwig from the SPÖ emphasized that Vienna is one of the most livable and safest cities worldwide. At the same time, the high number of foreigners and increasing youth crime is used by the FPÖ as central campaign arguments.

A total of around 1.1 million Viennese are entitled to vote. There is agreement among the parties about the need for action in the education sector, since almost half of the school beginners have not been able to speak sufficiently German. This educational problem has an impact on the election decision and is discussed accordingly by the parties.

effects of social media

Another aspect that shapes the election campaign is the influence of social media. According to Tagesschau it is believed that social media such as Tiktok, Instagram and Facebook often spread radical views in order to increase interactions. However, experts estimate that the influence of these platforms on the election decisions is rather low overall. Judith Möller, professor of empirical communication research, points out that election decisions depend on many factors.

The influence of social media on opinion formation is cumulative and takes place over longer periods. Andreas Jungherr, professor of politics and digital transformation, emphasizes that short -term campaigns on social media are not decisive. However, he warns that discussions in these media are increasingly tending to the right, which can lead to one -sided opinion formation. This means that established parties are required to use social media more to support pluralistic democracy.