New fun in the election campaign: List T.R.U.M.P. Mix Vienna!

New fun in the election campaign: List T.R.U.M.P. Mix Vienna!

Wien, Österreich - In Vienna it is bubbling! Almost 30 new mini parties are fighting for approval for the upcoming election on April 27th. Especially in focus: the newly founded list T.R.U.M.P., which goes on voices with a wink and the motto "Make Vienna Great Again". Despite the humorous approach, the initiators emphasize that they have no connection to US President Donald Trump or his politics, as krone.at . The list plans to create more social housing and use three percent of the Vienna budget for its own city police.

hurdles for the candidacy

The threshold for admission is low: In order to be able to compete in the district, only 50 signatures are required, and only 1800 must be collected for a candidate for the municipal council. Support forms are available in the district offices. Ex-Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache plans to check legal steps against the new list because he finds the choice of name problematic. In order to advance a lawsuit by Trump, unusual points were set between the letters, which should minimize the direct risk of confusion.

A total of 1.4 million voters are available to voters in Vienna, of which 264,781 EU citizens can also take part in the district representative elections. The electoral register remains open to corrections until February 27, while election cards can be requested by April 23. The party law provides interesting data on the political landscape of Austria, which says that there are no special requirements for the establishment of parties, as long as they do not violate the prohibition law. According to wikipedia.org are registered in the Federal Ministry of Interior over 1300 parties, which the colorful variety of the political landscape in the country underlines.