"Krone" asked around

What the people of Linz think about the outcome of the election

Dietmar Prammer (SPÖ, center) and his team were delighted after the first projection.

(Bild: Wenzel Markus)

The day after the election, we wanted to know from the people of Linz whether the result of the mayoral election was to be expected and why they thought the turnout was so poor.

Gabriele Freydorfer

„Enttäuscht von Wahlbeteiligung“

"I am disappointed by the low voter turnout. I think it's a real shame that so many people didn't exercise their right to vote. I am not surprised by the election result itself."

Dietrich Norbert

„Überrascht vom Ergebnis“

"I am surprised by the election result, I would have seen black before blue. The low voter turnout was unfortunately to be expected. I see it as a sign of a certain disenchantment with politics.

Jürgen Worf

„Leider wenig Informationen“

"The low voter turnout could also have been due to the bad weather. Unfortunately, there was also little information about the election. I didn't really expect the SPÖ to do so well after all."

Sieglinde Zauner

„Keinen Kandidaten wirklich gekannt“

"Unfortunately, I didn't get much information about the mayoral election and I didn't really know any of the candidates. I didn't vote for this reason either."

Isaak Marte Rodriguez

„Bin überrascht vom Ausgang der Wahl“

"Basically, I'm not surprised by the outcome of the election. Based on the current national trend, I actually thought that the FPÖ would get even more votes."

Philipp Bergsmann

„Wählen bringt so und so nichts“

"I didn't vote because it doesn't help either way. Everywhere the older generation has the say and too little attention is paid to young people. As long as there is no change, nothing will change or develop."

Ulrike Redl

„Geringe Wahlbeteiligung gibt zu denken“

"The low voter turnout is really thought-provoking. I suspect that perhaps many party members didn't go to the polls because they weren't convinced or weren't convinced enough by their own candidates."

Anel Pandur

„40 Prozent für die Roten haben mich überrascht“

"The 40 percent for the Reds did surprise me. However, it was basically to be expected that the SPÖ would come out on top, as well as that the Blue Party would come second. I will certainly go to the run-off election in two weeks."