Twelve Challenges After Municipal Council Elections in Lower Austria

Five years ago, there were 19 challenges in 18 municipalities following the municipal council elections in Lower Austria. The result was five partial or complete election reruns. This time, according to information from the state house in St. Pölten on Tuesday, twelve challenges were submitted in eleven municipalities.

Twelve Challenges in Eleven Municipalities After Municipal Council Elections in Lower Austria

The elections were challenged in the following municipalities (two separate objections were submitted from Klosterneuburg in the Tulln district): - Gablitz (St. Pölten-Land district) by Citizens' Decisions Gablitz (BEGAB): illegal procedures in the election process and incorrect determination of the election result - Klosterneuburg (Tulln district) by FPÖ and SPÖ: illegal procedures in polling stations - St. Veit an der Gölsen (Lilienfeld district) by a candidate from the Citizens' List MIT: inadmissible election advertising and postal voting card delivery - Blindenmarkt (Melk district) by Free Voters List: incorrect determination of the election result - Maria Lanzendorf (Bruck an der Leitha district) by Citizens' List Maria Lanzendorf: non-admission of the list - Marchegg (Gänserndorf district) by Citizens' List Marchegg-Breitensee: illegalities in the election process in all three polling stations and incorrect determination of the election result - Mödling by Citizens' List Mödling on the Way: non-admission of the election proposal - Kematen an der Ybbs (Amstetten district) by SPÖ: illegal procedures in the election process (postal voting cards) - Hof am Leithaberge (Bruck an der Leitha district) jointly by Citizens' List Hof and FPÖ: mandate distribution with the d'Hondt method - Traismauer (St. Pölten-Land district) by List Hofmann Project Traismauer: illegal procedures in the election process and incorrectness of the investigation process - Niederhollabrunn (Korneuburg district) by List Schachel - Non-partisan: errors in the election proposal and deficiencies in postal voting cards "Now it is the turn of the lawyers. Although it is important to quickly provide clarity for the affected municipalities, elections are the foundation of our democracy. Therefore, we will examine the challenges very carefully and are expected to decide on March 10," informed State Parliament President Karl Wilfing (ÖVP) as chairman of the state main election authority.

(APA/Red)

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