Election process in Styria: Who triumphs in the community race?

In the upcoming Styrian local elections, there are over 800,000 citizens entitled to vote on the urns, including over 52,000 EU citizens. This choice is particularly important because it will shape the political course in 284 communities. The ÖVP, which had a significant increase in 4.5 percentage points to 47.2 percent in the 2020 election, will confirm its presence in almost all communities, except in the two places Gaishorn and Wild Alps dominated by the SPÖ. The SPÖ plans to compete in 269, the FPÖ in 258 and the Greens as well as Neos and the KPÖ in significantly fewer municipalities, as Kommunal.at reports .

The election meetings in Styria are accompanied by under -demanded ballot boxes. The ÖVP places the mayors in 199 of the 284 municipalities, while the SPÖ comes to 73. The role of the citizens' lists, which take the lead in several communities, including ski areas such as Schladming and Ramsau, are particularly remarkable. Women are also present in local politics: 26 municipalities are managed by mayors. In Fürstenfeld, which becomes significant due to the merger with Söchau, a government commissioner was used to lead this change. The insertion period for the election proposals ended on February 14th, and on February 20, the printing slip was printed, such as