Austrian Elections & Politics - Version 1.0

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^ Judging by the recent polls TB posted, it looks like the pollsters only want to poll for parties that have seats in Parliament. Everyone else goes under ''Others'', if recorded at all.

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According to this article; Burgenland is where the FPÖ has its best shot at entering the state government.

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Thanks.

I wonder why meinungsraum.at didn't poll Burgenland.

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I am happy to see the FPÖ in the lead.

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I am happy to see the FPÖ in the lead.

"lead" is relative, FPÖ-ÖVP-SPÖ are all well within the MoE.

Yep, that's true.

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What's the FPÖ's position on the matter?

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Strache (FPÖ-leader) today at the annual FPÖ "New Year's Meeting" with 3000 or so guests:

* I want to become Mayor of Vienna !

If I lived in Vienna, I'd help him achieve that goal.

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I know he has a very small chance of winning; I was just saying that I'd vote for him if I could.

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Any chance of SPÖ-FPÖ ever becoming a possibility? (say, within a generation or so)

There was one in the 80s, but the FPÖ was a bit different during that time.

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http://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/politik/Kanzlerfrage-Ringen-um-Platz-1/174807786

FPÖ: 26%
ÖVP: 25%
SPÖ: 25%
Grünen: 13%
NEOS: 7%

No change from the last Gallup poll.

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As I've said, in topics like mass imnmigration and kowtowing to islam, more than 26% side with the FPÖ. But there are other issues/aspects, that explain why FPÖ has just 26% support. From this poll it is obvious that most Austrians do not agree with the increase of the influence of Islam in their country.

Unique Research poll for "Heute":

Do you agree with the phrase "Islam belongs to Austria" ?

  7% Yes, definitely agree
21% Yes, somewhat agree        => 28% agree

27% No, somewhat disagree
42% No, definitely disagree       => 69% disagree

  3% Undecided

http://epaper.heute.at/#/documents/150209_HEU/4

Yep, the idea that Islam ''belongs to Austria'' doesn't make much sense when it has only had a significant presence in the country for a handful of decades. Austria is a historically Christian country, through and through. Sadly, though, it has become largely secular; like most countries in Europe.

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As I've said, in topics like mass imnmigration and kowtowing to islam, more than 26% side with the FPÖ. But there are other issues/aspects, that explain why FPÖ has just 26% support. From this poll it is obvious that most Austrians do not agree with the increase of the influence of Islam in their country.

Unique Research poll for "Heute":

Do you agree with the phrase "Islam belongs to Austria" ?

  7% Yes, definitely agree
21% Yes, somewhat agree        => 28% agree

27% No, somewhat disagree
42% No, definitely disagree       => 69% disagree

  3% Undecided

http://epaper.heute.at/#/documents/150209_HEU/4

Yep, the idea that Islam ''belongs to Austria'' doesn't make much sense when it has only had a significant presence in the country for a handful of decades. Austria is a historically Christian country, through and through. Sadly, though, it has become largely secular; like most countries in Europe.

It is a very odd phrase - though it may make more sense in German. I wonder why they asked that question.

I guess they were asking whether or not Austrians felt that Islam was a significant component of their country's national culture and/or identity.

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An approval rating above 50% is quite good for an FPÖ member, isn't it?

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Klagenfurt (capital) and biggest city with 100K people:

* FPÖ-mayor Scheider on track to win the 1st round with some 33%, ahead of the SPÖ-candidate at around 30%. Both will advance to the run-off in 2 weeks.

Who do you think will win the runoff?

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What's LBL by the way ? I don't remember hearing about them.

Liste Burgenland.

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I don't know the TS position (nor do I care).

This suggests that they support a Grexit.

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The Austrian parliament has completed ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.

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The "election cabin" (Wahlomat/Wahlkabine) is now online for Vienna:

http://wahlkabine.at/app/ltw2015wien

My results:

FPÖ: 239
ÖVP: 78
NEOS: -103
SPÖ: -157
Grünen: -164
ANDAS: -205

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The ÖVP did an internal poll the last few days in Upper Austria, about which topic is most debated among voters right now and in their families:

3/4 said "immigration/refugees"

Just 6% said "labour/unemployment".

This election will turn into an epic disaster for ÖVP-SPÖ, if these numbers are true ...

Like I said earlier, it's a glaring failure than Allies failed to de-nazify Austria, like they did with Germany.

Opposing immigration doesn't automatically make someone a Nazi, even if it's out of a desire to keep his or her country ethnically homogeneous.

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Based on the 2010 state election "exit poll", I estimate that this time around 20-25% of Vienna voters with migration background will vote for the FPÖ (in 2010, 16% did).

Which particular group of voters with migration backgrounds do you think will give them the most support?

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Based on the 2010 state election "exit poll", I estimate that this time around 20-25% of Vienna voters with migration background will vote for the FPÖ (in 2010, 16% did).

Which particular group of foreigners do you think will give them the most support?

0%, as foreigners don't vote.

Voters with migration backgrounds, rather.

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Tender already answered that earlier (but the thread is long and search on this forum is unwieldy), but I remember him saying it was people who immigratd in Austria quite a long time ago and don't want massive immigration in Austria and people who immigrated to flee religion/ethnic/etc troubles and don't want to be with the people they fled.

I see. Thanks.

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I apologize, Tender. I might have even seen that post you made about it in July. I should have just looked back.