EU election

What the Viennese parties say about the EU election results

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The first major election of the super election year is over. The FPÖ is the big winner, the ÖVP has lost heavily - at federal level. In Vienna, the result looks somewhat different. This is how the parties interpret the result. 

The EU election is over. Over 1.1 million people were eligible to vote in Vienna. The election will also have an impact on Vienna. Because, as reported, the federal capital benefits from EU funding in many areas. In addition, no other city in Austria has a higher density of EU foreigners. You will be looking very closely at how Vienna has voted. But how do Vienna's politicians view the result? The "Krone" asked the parties. 

With just under 30 percent of the vote, the SPÖ clearly secured first place in the 2024 European elections in Vienna. We have also widened the gap to the second strongest party - a good result for the Social Democrats in Vienna.

Bürgermeister Michael Ludwig  (SPÖ)

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Harald Vilimsky is to be congratulated today on this outstanding result! It shows that the FPÖ is on the right track at both EU and federal level! People are fed up with the EU's warmongering, the open borders, the effects of which we feel every day, especially in Vienna, and the excessive regulatory mania, while their income is barely enough to live on. Harald Vilimsky has rejected this system for the first time, Herbert Kickl will send the next strong signal in the fall!

FPÖ-Wien-Chef Dominik Nepp

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We are stronger than all the polls predicted. We have more than made up for the predicted deficit in the election campaign. And we will now fight to close the more than narrow gap to the FPÖ for the all-important National Council elections. The duel for first place starts immediately to ensure that Karl Nehammer remains our Federal Chancellor.

ÖVP-Landesparteiobmann  Karl Mahrer

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Our goal in this pro-European election campaign was to win a second mandate. The EU election shows that our clear pro-European stance has been strengthened and gives us a tailwind for our reform work in Vienna.

Vizebürgermeister Christoph Wiederkehr (Neos)

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With the FPÖ, we see a party with an extreme right-wing agenda in the lead. This shift to the right is a wake-up call for us all. We Greens have achieved a respectable result in view of the difficult issues in Austria, but also throughout Europe. With two seats in the European Parliament, we will fight for climate protection and the protection of our democracy. Because all of this is under attack from the right across Europe. Vienna is a city with a clear progressive majority. This must be strengthened and expanded, especially for the upcoming elections.

Grüne Wien-Parteivorsitzender Peter Kraus

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