Krone.tv discussion

Styrian election: Will the winner come away empty-handed again?

Discussed: Christoph Pöchinger, Elisabeth Hakel, Rainer Nowak, Klaus Herrmann and Andreas Zakostelsky (from left).

(Bild: Urbantschitsch Mario/Mario Urbantschitsch)

Hot phase in the Styrian election campaign: the ÖVP is facing a heavy defeat, the FPÖ could come out on top. Host Rainer Nowak and editor-in-chief Klaus Herrmann discussed this with a high-caliber panel at krone.tv.

Will the blue wave also sweep our federal state on November 24? That was one of the main questions discussed by a colorful panel in the krone.tv studio. "Has the election in Styria actually already taken place?" asked host Rainer Nowak and "Krone" editor-in-chief Klaus Herrmann to "take stock"

"It looks as if the first, second and third places are fixed - with the FPÖ at the top and the ÖVP and SPÖ behind them," Herrmann summarized the picture of the published and unpublished polls. The gap between the FPÖ and ÖVP appears to be reasonably large and the Freedom Party could break the 30 percent mark. "But: after all the experiences of recent years - things can turn out differently!"

Elisabeth Hakel, a former SPÖ member of the National Council from Liezen, was not prepared to accept that the election was already over for the Reds: "The last word has not yet been spoken." Anton Lang is a "serious campaigner". "Perhaps the last word will be: When two fight for first place, the third is happy."

"At least a neck-and-neck race" 
Former ÖVP National Councillor Andreas Zakostelsky also said that Christopher Drexler would have to give up first place to Mario Kunasek: "In challenging times, it's all about stability. I think it will at least be a neck-and-neck race." FPÖ-affiliated consultant Christoph Pöchinger, on the other hand, is convinced that the Blue Party will win, but believes that the ÖVP and SPÖ will prevent Kunasek from becoming head of the state.