ÖVP in the survey with hope: Stocker catches up, but FPÖ leads!

ÖVP in the survey with hope: Stocker catches up, but FPÖ leads!

Christian Stocker, only over two weeks Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, is the focus of current political surveys. According to a survey by the Lazarsfeld Society for OE24 In the Sunday question with 22 % overtaking and is now on Second place, but clearly behind the FPÖ, which currently reaches 33 %. Despite this upswing, the ÖVP's poll values ​​are comparatively weak, since only 11 % of the Stocker surveyed prefers to choose a direct election, while FPÖ boss Herbert Kickl achieves 28 %. These figures indicate that the ÖVP is facing a demanding political landscape despite small progress.

The coalition negotiations between the FPÖ and the ÖVP absorb. Stocker accepted the invitation to official talks pronounced by Kickl, and in this context demands honesty and clear positioning to European values. The question is important for Stocker whether the FPÖ wants to be a reliable part of the European Union, while at the same time he emphasizes the need that western democracies have to assert themselves against external influences. These views are part of his strategy of how the state party can form a sustainable government. As the press also expressed that 'humiliation rituals in politics must not have a place and thus referred to the tense relationships Parties.

In the middle of this political turbulence, there are also protests against the ÖVP that became visible at the federal party center. Activists express their aversion in a drastic way, which shows that the political pressure on Stocker and the ÖVP rises in this sensitive phase. The question remains whether Stocker and the ÖVP will be able to form a stabilizing coalition and what role you can assign to the FPÖ.