FPÖ triumphs in the state election: coalition negotiations with ÖVP started

FPÖ triumphs in the state election: coalition negotiations with ÖVP started

After the state election in Styria on November 24, 2024, the FPÖ achieved an overwhelming victory. Their official end result of November 28 shows 34.76 percent of the vote, which secures her 17 mandates. The ÖVP follows with 26.81 percent and 13 mandates, while the SPÖ has a historically bad result with 21.36 percent and only ten mandates, 5min.at reported. The FPÖ has already announced the step towards coalition negotiations with the ÖVP, since it is considered the party with most cultural and political intersections.

The first government negotiations have started at Graz Airport, where the top representatives of both parties discuss the next steps. The decision on the coalition was described by Herbert Kickl, the club chairman of the FPÖ, the "logical consequence" of the election result. In the middle of these political upheavals, Anton Lang, the acting governor's deputy from the SPÖ, has declared 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 how Styria.ORK.AT reports.