Strache fights for voices: The big appearance of the Vienna election!

Strache fights for voices: The big appearance of the Vienna election!

Heinz-Christian Strache, the former FPÖ chief and ex-Vice Chancellor, is planning a comeback in the upcoming Vienna election, which is scheduled for April 27. In a current social media posting, he asked the Viennese citizens to give him their support in the form of signatures. 100 signatures are required for a candidacy in the 17 constituencies. After missing moving into the municipal council in 2020, he is now under pressure to collect enough declarations of support. Strache appeals to the Viennese to "save and protect her hometown", and emphasizes: "We have no time to lose!", As Exxpress.at reports.

In order to address this challenge, Strache is dependent on a creative solution, since it lacks important signatures from several constituencies, including the center, west and Döbling inside. Strache and his team try to mobilize enough political support on the street with the support of notaries without having to personally go to the district office. His main criticism is directed against the current system, which supposedly favors "prevention" of his candidacy. He proposes alternative approaches, such as the introduction of a digital drawing for declarations of support, to simplify the process, such as vienna.at reported.

The struggle for voices and supporters

Strache is confident and sees the upcoming election campaign as a "hussar ride", which he wants to complete with his team. He also announced that the supporters who help him offer a signed autograph card and an invitation to a special event with free beer, which makes his call for support even more attractive. Despite the intensive efforts, it becomes clear that the choice for Strache and his team is a major challenge, especially after they received only 3.27 percent of the vote in 2020 and thus failed due to the five percent hurdle.