Despite high polls

First place for FPÖ not fixed: “ÖVP like Real Madrid”

(Bild: krone.tv)

The Austrian population is currently not very interested in political wrangling. "Many people don't want to hear or see anything from politics. In my opinion, many parties are currently doing this wrong," says political expert and opinion researcher from IFDD, Christoph Haselmayer, in the krone.tv talk. In addition, the first place for the FPÖ is not yet cemented, despite the high polls. 

The only ones who currently understand this are the Freedom Party, says Haselmayer: "The FPÖ is currently doing nothing. That's the best you can do." The other parties are putting forward much more content, "but in the end, even now in the summer, it's not getting through at all." The intensive election campaign will begin in four to five weeks anyway. "That's when it will play a role again. That's when people will start to think about it again."

(Bild: krone.tv)

Nervousness increases
Too much campaigning can also be negative. "I think you have to do it with moderation and purpose. In the summer, people don't want to hear anything about politics, don't want to see anything. Now, of course, the FPÖ is in a more comfortable position, because they are stable in first place in the polls." They are having an easier time here than the SPÖ, for example, which is actually losing its grip on first place. Accordingly, the nervousness of the respective parties is increasing.

However, according to Haselmayer, the FPÖ is not yet cemented in first place. "The ÖVP is something like Real Madrid." Of course, the People's Party will lose ten or twelve percentage points. "You can play badly for 85 minutes, but still score two goals in five minutes." Why? Because the ÖVP is the mayoral party with the most local councillors in Austria. Mobilization can make a big difference here.

You can see further analysis in the video above!