Because of disputes?

Babler and Gewessler lose trust

Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens)

(Bild: APA/TOBIAS STEINMAURER)

Despite the election campaign, the trust ratings of Austria's leading politicians have risen surprisingly. The ÖVP in particular was able to improve its ratings, as the current APA/OGM trust index shows. The few losers include SPÖ leader Andreas Babler and Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens).

In Gewessler's case, the dispute over renaturation is a conceivable cause; in Babler's case, disagreements within his own party could be the background. No overall increase in confidence can be observed among the Greens. For example, there has been no change in Social Affairs and Health Minister Johannes Rauch or Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler. Only Justice Minister Alma Zadic made slight gains.

Totschnig also loses
In the ÖVP, only Agriculture Minister Norbert Totschnig lost slightly. Minister of Economic Affairs Martin Kocher gained the most confidence here, while Finance Minister Magnus Brunner, following his nomination as Austrian EU Commissioner, Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg and Constitutional Minister Karoline Edtstadler also made gains. However, the overall confidence ratings for Nehammer, Schallenberg and Edtstadler are poor.

Here you can see the results in detail.

Family Minister Susanne Raab, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner, Education Minister Martin Polaschek, Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and State Secretary for Youth Claudia Plakolm also recorded increases in confidence. Even National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka was able to gain five trust points at the end of his term of office, but is still at the bottom of the ranking overall.

Kickl and Meinl-Reisinger make gains
In the opposition, NEOS leader Beate Meinl-Reisinger and FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl were able to gain trust, but the latter remains in penultimate place. The Vienna SPÖ top candidate and Second National Council President Doris Bures also made gains.

A representative sample of 1087 Austrians aged 16 and over were surveyed online for the trust index. The maximum fluctuation margin is three percentage points.