Election breakdown in the 5th district: FPÖ demands information and apology!

Election breakdown in the 5th district: FPÖ demands information and apology!

On April 30, 2025, there was a serious incident in the district representative elections in Vienna, which called the FPÖ Margareten on the scene. The party reacted promptly to the breakdown, in which false ballot papers in the 5th district of the 4th district of Wieden were issued for several hours. The error remained undetected for a long time, which resulted in numerous votes declared invalid. The FPÖ district party chairman Roland Guggenberger commented concerns about this incident and described him as a serious interference in the democratic election process. The party calls for a comprehensive clarification of the action and emphasizes that a proper choice forms the foundation of every democracy. FPÖ club chairman Dr. In this context, Fritz Simhandl spoke of an "organizational gambling" and demanded full transparency and clear consequences.

As part of the election reports, the FPÖ also emphasized that voters should receive an apology for the error suffered, as well as the certainty that such an incident does not repeat itself. These incidents throw a shadow about the election process in Vienna, which had called for over 1.7 million voters for voting in the previous week.

elections in Vienna: First results and voter participations

In parallel to the proposals of the FPÖ, the preliminary results of the municipal council and district representation elections of all 23 Vienna districts were published. It was shown that the SPÖ was still the strongest force in most districts, but the FPÖ also had significant growth. In Margareten, the SPÖ received 39.5% of the votes, while the FPÖ came to 13.7% and thus recorded an increase of 8.9% compared to the last election. The turnout in this district was 60.3%.

The developments in the other districts are also remarkable:

The results show that there is a strong interest in participation, despite the recent incidents that question the integrity of the elections. Article 38 of the Basic Law states that the exercise of state authority assumes and is made possible by elections. This obliges everyone involved in transparent and fair election processes, which is now increasingly the focus of the public discussion.

The FPÖ now not only demands information, but also the implementation of measures to ensure that trust in the democratic process is restored. OTS reports of the statements of the FPÖ, while vienna.at summarizes the results of the Viennese elections. The legal framework and the electoral principles, such as you are recorded in bundes- government.de , offer an additional context on the legal implications of such election breakdowns