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FPÖ triumphs in state elections: coalition negotiations with ÖVP started
The FPÖ wins the Styrian state election in 2024. Coalition negotiations with the ÖVP start while the SPÖ leader resigns.
FPÖ triumphs in state elections: coalition negotiations with ÖVP started
After the state elections in Styria on November 24, 2024, the FPÖ achieved an overwhelming victory. Your official final result from November 28th shows 34.76 percent of the vote, which secures you 17 mandates. The ÖVP follows with 26.81 percent and 13 mandates, while the SPÖ achieved a historically poor result with 21.36 percent and only ten mandates, 5min.at reported. The FPÖ has already announced the move towards coalition negotiations with the ÖVP, as this is seen as the party with the most cultural and political overlap.
The first government negotiations have begun at Graz Airport, where top representatives of both parties are discussing the next steps. The decision to form a coalition was described by Herbert Kickl, the FPÖ club chairman, as a “logical consequence” of the election results. Amid these political upheavals, Anton Lang, the incumbent deputy governor of the SPÖ, has announced his resignation after a five-year term. According to information from the “Kleine Zeitung”, Max Lercher, the regional chairman of the SPÖ Obersteiermark-West, will succeed him, as steiermark.ORF.at reports.