The 2012 Austrian Election Interlude: The rise of Frank Stronach and more ...

[MaxQue]

KPO is a "reformed" communist party or an old style one?

[MaxQue]

The Falangists won 39% in Spain last time around, yet they're not on the map. The Generalissimo and his sidekick Fraga would be pissed to see all their hard work not recognized.

Sure, and the godless communist/anarchist the 43%, so we need a liberation war! Wake up! we are in 2011!!

But the PP never really condemned Falangism.

[MaxQue]

Do we really to live with that obvious troll here?

[MaxQue]

Federspiel is a family name or a word?

[MaxQue]

Doesn't Frank Stronach Canadian, through?

I remember his daughter Belinda, which was a Conservative/Liberal MP and which ran for Conservative leadership.

[MaxQue]

I asked, with forgeting some words, if Stronach is Canadian and Austrian, because it would be strange to run in Austrian elections if you lived abroad for 60 years.

[MaxQue]

That Pirate poster is great to learn colors in German.

[MaxQue]

Is It to keep the mess visible, or is there some bureaucratic-like mental attitude?

Both.

Which makes green voters fresh minded, but naïve. It couldn't be more stereotypical, could It?

What exactly are we talking about now ? I thought it was about me posting stuff about Austrian polls (bureaucratic-like mental attitude) and stuff about the FPÖ (keep the mess visible).

But it seems you meant something else (please explain) ...

The question was "Does the SPÖ and the ÖVP refused to remove Graff from office to keep the mess visible or because they have a bureaucratic-like mental attitude or both?"

[MaxQue]

Hopefully, his political career turns out as the one of his daughter...

[MaxQue]

Hopefully, his political career turns out as the one of his daughter...

He's not running for office himself though. He's only providing the money and giving interviews.

Like Mitt Romney, he lets other people do the "real" jobs.

Well, we know who is leading the party in fact...

[MaxQue]

Is there a constitutional provision or something that stipulates Prime Ministers or Politicians can't have overseas income?

The problem is than he probably is more often living out of Austria than in Austria.
I'm quite sure than an American who almost didn't lived in the US would have difficulties to be elected.

[MaxQue]

Is this Frank Stronach in any way related to the former Canadian MP Belinda Stronach?

It is her father.
Which is the problem of Frank Stronach, he lives in Canada since the 50's and wants to run in Austria.

[MaxQue]

By the way, the question order seems to be randomised.

Green: 291
SPÖ: 261
KPÖ: 256
Piraten: 244
LIF: 82
NEOS: 48
BZÖ: -82
ÖVP: -111
FPÖ: -165

[MaxQue]

By the way, the question order seems to be randomised.

Yeah, I know, but with my translations I think you can figure it out ...

Oh, Google Translate does a good job and when it's not clear, your questions is clearing up things

Green: 291
SPÖ: 261
KPÖ: 256
Piraten: 244
LIF: 82
NEOS: 48
BZÖ: -82
ÖVP: -111
FPÖ: -165

[MaxQue]

So I guess that means Graz is getting their communist mayor?

No:

10+8+5 =23 (+1) = 24

ÖVP/FPÖ: 17+7 = 24

And no:

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http://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/graz/grazwahl/3174438/kahr-dieses-wahrergebnis-soll-mut-machen.story

So, what now?

All possible coalitions seems to add to 24 (FPÖVP, SPÖVP, Greens/KPÖ/SPÖ).
Does Green/SPÖ/ÖVP could happen?

[MaxQue]

Well that's a shame, since Cordoba in España lost its Communist mayor last year, that would have probably be the largest European city with a Communist mayor !

What it is now?
Some Paris suburb?