FPÖ Leads as Austria’s Election Polls Show Little Change

FPÖ Leads as Austria’s Election Polls Show Little Change

A National Council session in July, Parlamentsdirektion/Thomas Topf

 

The right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) remains ahead in the polls as Austria’s parliamentary elections approach on 29 September, followed by the People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Social Democrats (SPÖ).

According to election tracking by the Austria Press Agency (APA), which compiles surveys from the past five weeks, the FPÖ is polling at 27.2%, largely unchanged since June.

The findings suggest that the election campaign has yet to shift the rankings.

The elections on 29 September will decide the composition of the National Council (Nationalrat), the lower house of parliament responsible for most of the laws. Voters will elect 183 members.

The ÖVP, representing the conservative centre-right, currently stands at 23.4%, placing it ahead of the SPÖ, which is at 21.6%.

The contest for fourth place appears much tighter. A recent poll by the Market Institut showed the liberal NEOS in the lead, while a survey by the Institute for Demoscopy and Data Analysis indicated the Green Party was ahead. Meanwhile, an OGM poll put both parties neck and neck.

According to the APA figures, the NEOS currently hold fourth place with 9.4%, while the Greens are in fifth with 8.3%. The Beer Party is on track to enter the National Council with 5.3%, while the Communist Party (KPÖ), polling at 2.4%, remains below the four percent threshold required for entry.

Read our guide to the elections here.

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