Gänserndorf district

There are many losses along the northern railroad line

René Lobner is not happy about the result - but surprisingly, the losses were not only in Gänserndorf . . . the government sends its regards.

(Bild: Diverse Fotografen honorarfrei/Stadtgemeinde Gänserndorf)

It is the second best result the party has ever achieved," said Gänserndorf Mayor René Lobner (ÖVP), proving that even a loss of 440 votes can be viewed optimistically. In percentage terms, however, the slippage from 55 to 47 percent means that the People's Party's absolute majority is history.

The same thing happened in Drösing - only here the ÖVP overtook the SPÖ and narrowly won the majority with 50.6 percent. There was also a landslide in Deutsch-Wagram: The ÖVP plummeted by 20.4% to just under 28%. While the SPÖ gained 4.4% (now: 24.8%), the FPÖ increased by 15.6% to 23.7%.

Strasshof and the "troublesome" rail-road crossing
The ruling party also lost ground in Strasshof: With -11%, the SPÖ is now only just on the majority threshold here with 48%. The "Krone" wants to know whether the controversial station crossing was the reason for the fall. Mayor Ludwig Deltl: "Yes, most of the losses were in this district. But you have to consider that the FPÖ increased from two to seven mandates. That's a huge leap in relative terms," the city leader probably hints that federal politics also played a part in the slide.