Date for St. Pölten Election Decided

In the St. Pölten election next year, 42 mandates will be awarded in the town hall. The cut-off date is October 20, as announced by the magistrate. The area of the state capital will be divided into 64 electoral districts. In the last election in 2021, the SPÖ, with Mayor Matthias Stadler, achieved an absolute majority.

St. Pölten Election: Mayor Stadler Runs Again

The election date was announced a week ago. According to a spokesperson, it was a proposal from the mayor. Stadler has been in office since July 9, 2004, and will run for the fifth time as the top candidate for the Social Democrats. On January 24, 2021, the SPÖ recorded a decrease of 2.98 percentage points but defended first place with 56.02 percent. The ÖVP followed in second place with 22.74 percent (an increase of 2.47 percentage points), and the FPÖ reached 8.92 percent (a decrease of 5.78 percentage points). The Greens achieved the largest increase with a gain of 5.27 percentage points to 8.01 percent, and the NEOS entered the municipal council with 3.19 percent (an increase of 1.62 percentage points). KPÖ plus missed entering the town hall with 1.11 percent as the only one of the six parties that ran. In terms of mandates, the result meant S 25 (26), V 10 (9), F 3 (6), G 3 (1), N 1 (0).

(APA/Red)

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