8:00 a.m
Candidates will be reintroduced in the coming hours as campaigning enters its final stretch.
Top candidate LMG: Ibrahim Eroglu
Ibrahim Eroglu, the sole candidate representing the multicultural Society (LMG), remains largely unkown to voters as the local council election nears. The 75-year-old has yet to make a public appearance.
6:30am
Good morning. Today marks the final day for campaigning parties to distribute materials as they make their last push for votes. Here’s a look at the current landscape.
The SPÖ currently holds the mayor’s office and has maintained an absolute majority for decades.
Recent polling shows the SPÖ at 56 percent,a 3 percentage point decrease from the last election. The ÖVP garnered 22.7 percent of the vote in the 2021 local council election, representing a 2.7 percentage point increase. The FPÖ experienced critically important losses in 2021, dropping 5.8 percentage points to 8.9 percent. Conversely, the Greens saw gains, increasing their share by 5.3 percentage points to reach 8 percent. NEOS secured depiction on the local council with a 1.6 percentage point increase, achieving 3.2 percent of the vote. The KPÖ failed to win a seat,receiving 1.2 percent of the vote.
The SPÖ holds eight city council seats, including the deputy mayor’s position. the ÖVP is represented by three councilors, also including a deputy mayor. Both the FPÖ and the Greens each have one city councilor.
A total of 42 mandates are at stake.
