Vienna election: who and what will be elected? - Forecasts, voter turnout and corona rules

The postal vote participation in the Vienna election on Sunday is already breaking records.

There are some corona measures to ensure that the election runs safely.

The SPÖ is so far ahead.

• On Sunday,

  October 11th,

  the Viennese elect a new

  state parliament

  and 23

  district governments

  .

• The

  SPÖ

  is clearly ahead in surveys for the state parliament.

• The FPÖ is falling behind massively, the team around

  Heinz-Christian Strache

  must tremble about the move.

Vienna -

, is the big

- in the middle of a time when the number of corona infections is also

rising sharply

in

.

The citizens vote on a new

and several

in the Austrian capital.

What is important to know about the names: Since Vienna is both a state and a municipality, the municipal council is also the

.

Like the state parliaments in Germany, this is responsible for legislation and control of the government.

A total of

to the local council

on Sunday

for the next five years.

Around 1.1 million Viennese are called to vote.

Almost 1,500 polling stations are

open

Vienna election: What protective measures will there be against the coronavirus?

To protect voters who

want to vote

at the

, the city has taken some

.

Everyone has to wear a mask and voters are asked to bring their own ballpoint pen.

There are also so-called

, which contain surface and hand disinfectants, masks, face shields and paper towels.

Normally it would be planned that polling stations would also be set up in the homes of pensioners.

But to ensure the

, outsiders were distributed to other voting sites.

Due to increased security measures, some polling stations were reallocated.

You can find your current polling station online at: https://t.co/iusgowqhe6 # WienWahl2020 pic.twitter.com/2wjtbiz1KQ

- City of Vienna (@Stadt_Wien) October 9, 2020

Vienna election: Do the Viennese prefer to vote by post instead of in a pub?

The

is of course particularly important this year.

This is also reflected in the figures: on October 8th, around 375,000

, as the forms are called in Austria, were issued

to the Viennese

.

In terms of eligible voters, this is already

There have never been so many in Vienna before.

For comparison five years ago: Almost 204,000 voters applied for the voting card.

This high number of postal votes could also

delay

the

of votes.

A preliminary overall result of the polls is often available after three hours, i.e. around 8 p.m.

With all postal voters, the count should at least continue until Monday.

Vienna election: What are the current forecasts for the parties?

Six parties are currently represented in the state parliament.

According to surveys, this could stay that way.

The clear winner of the election is likely to be the

, which, with Michael Ludwig, is already the mayor.

With over 40 percent in surveys, they may even scratch the majority.

Behind is the

with around 20 percent.

After a very bad result in 2015, they are now hoping for

chancellor bonus

.

Behind them are the

, with polls sometimes at 13 percent, sometimes more at 16 percent, as in a survey by Market on behalf of the newspaper

at the beginning of October.

+

Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) wants to remain mayor of Vienna.

© Helmut Fohringer / APA / dpa

The

supports Surveys clearly down to only about ten percent instead of the previous 31 percent.

After the Ibiza affair about its then boss Heinz-Christian Strache, the party has to fight.

Strache himself hopes to move into the local council with his

, which, however, moves around the five percent hurdle in surveys.

The

land, according to market survey of six percent - its the same result as the 2015th

Austria (Vienna regional election), Research Affairs poll:

SPÖ-S & D: 42% (+2)

ÖVP-EPP: 19% (+10)

GRÜNE-G / EFA: 13% (+1)

FPÖ-ID: 11% ( -20)

NEOS-RE: 7% (+1)

HC- *: 5% (new)

+/- vs.

2015 election

Fieldwork: 3-5 October 2020

Sample size: 800 # wahl20

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- Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) October 8, 2020

The

approaches the election

satirically

- for the first time they were eligible for election in the 2019 National Council election.

At the top of their program are a beer fountain for Vienna and an aptitude test for politicians.

But also saving the

, which have a particularly difficult time in Corona times, is one of their more serious goals.

What is elected besides the local council?

In addition to the municipal council, 23

elected. A few more people are entitled to vote here, namely around 1.4 million, as EU citizens are also entitled to vote. Depending on the number of inhabitants in the districts, 40 to 60 mandates are awarded.