SPÖ in Polls for Vienna Election Steady in First Place

In the Vienna election on October 11, 2020, the SPÖ achieved 41.62 percent, an increase compared to the previous election with 39.59 percent. In current surveys, the SPÖ stands at 39 percent, remaining stable at the top. In January, the APA election trend also measured a value of 39 percent. Compared to the previous year, the Viennese Social Democrats recorded a significant increase, as they were only at 34.7 percent on August 21.

APA Election Trend: Gains for FPÖ in Surveys After Decline in Vienna Election 2020

According to the surveys, the FPÖ can look forward to the highest gain of all parties. According to the APA election trend, the Freedom Party could gain +15.5 percentage points (to 22.6 percent). Of course, the Blues are coming from a very low level: In the Vienna election 2020, the party achieved its negative result of only 7.11 percent following the Ibiza scandal of former FPÖ leader Heinz-Christian Strache that surfaced in May 2019. In the longer-term trend, the Blues also improved in the current surveys: On August 21, they were still at 19 percent in the election trend.

Greens and ÖVP Compete in Surveys in APA Election Trend for 3rd Place

A match for third place is being delivered by the Greens and ÖVP in the Vienna election according to the surveys, with the Greens clearly ahead since mid-January: Since then, they have been stable at 12 percent, and the current election trend sees them at this mark. The ÖVP is currently at 10.3 percent. The People's Party was last ahead of the Greens in the APA election trend on January 17 with 13 percent. At that time, the Greens came to ten percent in the surveys. Compared to the 2020 election, such a result would mean massive losses (around minus 10 percentage points) for the ÖVP. In the last election, the city-Turquoise achieved 20.43 percent. The Greens would lose 2.8 percentage points with the current data.

APA Election Trend: NEOS Stable in Surveys, KPÖ Must Worry About Entry

Just behind the two parties in fifth place according to the APA election trend for the Vienna election are currently the NEOS. The Pinks have also remained quite stable in the surveys with 9 percent of the votes since the beginning of the year. Compared to the 2020 result (7.47), this would mean a gain of 1.5 percentage points. With a value of four percent in the surveys, the KPÖ would currently not enter the city parliament. In Vienna, a threshold of five percent nationwide or a basic mandate in a constituency is required for entry. In the Vienna election 2020, the Communists, who have again entered into an electoral alliance with the LINKS list this year, ran under the short name LINKS - and achieved 2.06 percent at that time.

(APA/Red)

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