Political analysis: Vorarlberg in the sign of the stitch elections-surprises everywhere!

Political analysis: Vorarlberg in the sign of the stitch elections-surprises everywhere!

In the mayor and municipal council elections in Vorarlberg on Sunday, March 16, 2025, a dynamic course of the election emerged, which results in numerous stitch elections. In Dornbirn, the candidates Julian Fässler from the People's Party and Markus Fäßler from the SPÖ stand for decision. Christoph Waibel from the FPÖ seems to land in third place, which makes the situation exciting. There will also be a runoff election in Lustenau, in which the voters between Patrick Wiedl (ÖVP) and Martin Fitz (FPÖ) have to decide - this is evident from reports from vorarlberg.orf

In other communities such as Lochau, Götzis and Nenzing, stitch elections will also occur. Götzis shows a head-to-head race between Mayor Manfred Böhmwalder (ÖVP) and Christoph Längle, while in Nenzing the FPÖ loses its decades of dominance. Michael Hartmann from "We for Nenzing" won 49.7 percent of the vote, but Kornelia Spieß from the FPÖ remains in the runoff election. In Feldkirch, too, Mayor Manfred Rädler (Team Feldkircher Volkspartei) has to compete against Andrea Kerbleder from the FPÖ, which makes the political landscape in Vorarlberg in motion, such as the Kurier reported.

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With many open questions and exciting duels in the coming weeks, Vorarlberg is in turmoil: The stabbing elections that take place in two weeks could further shift the political balance in the region - the citizens are now asked to give their votes and set the course for the future.