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

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If the last time these seats were contested was 2005 (though I might be misreading), then SPÖ losses can't be viewed as at all surprising as they were in opposition then and lead the government now.

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How shocking.

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Where does the FPÖ do well again in Vienna?

Same as the SPÖ. The degree of correlation is actually hilarious.

Indeed:

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Compared to the 2008 results in the city:

SPÖ +9.7
FPÖ +6.8
ÖVP -3.7
Greens -3.9
BZÖ -3.3
KPÖ 0.0

LiF polled 4.2. Did they link up with another party, or have they collapsed?

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Yeah, the SPÖ are leading in every district. Seems that gains resulting from the Green problems you mentioned a while ago have partially cancelled out the losses to the FPÖ.

FPÖ @ 37% in Wien-Simmering !

Isn't that where Strache is from? Or near to it? I remember reading in 2008 that he was from the south of the city.

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With 1 precinct out, the ÖVP has lost the Inner City !

Double-LOL !

This precinct is now counted, the ÖVP loses their stronghold to the SPÖ.

ÖVP loses 11% there, the SPÖ gains 3.5%.

FPÖ up to nearly 16% from 7% last time. Weird. You wouldn't have thought that would be the sort of place to see ÖVP bleeding to FPÖ. Greens down by nearly 3pts.

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lol

I would normally do a leading party map, but the essential hilarity of voting patterns in Vienna combined with the SPÖ leading everywhere to make such a map probably less than entirely useful.

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Meh. The main thing to note there isn't that Strache is marginally less unpopular than the other party leaders.

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I love how Strache's ratings are significantly lower than those of his party; anyone would think the FPÖ was a protest party or something.

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For the benefit of those that don't follow Austrian politics that closely, the results of the last election:

SPÖ 29.7, ÖVP 25.6, FPÖ 18.0, Greens 9.8, BZÖ 11.0

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For the benefit of those that don't follow Austrian politics that closely, the results of the last election:

SPÖ 29.7, ÖVP 25.6, FPÖ 18.0, Greens 9.8, BZÖ 11.0

Slight correction. The final results were:

29.3 SPÖ
26.0 ÖVP
17.5 FPÖ
10.7 BZÖ
10.4 Greens
  2.1 LIF
  1.8 FRITZ
  0.8 KPÖ
  0.7 RETTÖ
  0.6 CPÖ 
  0.1 Others

Ah, yes; they updated them for the postal votes or something, right? Third time that's caught me out now.

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Not good numbers on that issue for a protest party that is as blatantly one as the FPÖ.

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Youths preferring the fascists over the lefties? I don't understand Austria...

Protest vote. The Left is as much part of the establishment in Austria as in Scandinavia. Therefore...

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That's one of those accusations that gets made all the time but which no one ever has any proof for (usually because it is completely untrue).

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That's one of those accusations that gets made all the time but which no one ever has any proof for (usually because it is completely untrue).

What do you mean ?

The naturalization of foreigners, who then vote for the Left ?

The claim that immigration is a conspiracy dreampt up by cynical social democrats in order to bolster their electoral position.

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Do we really to live with that obvious troll here?

No.

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I wouldn't have leaked that internal I've I were them.

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Federspiel is a family name or a word?

It's his real last name.

In English, something like "feather game".

Cockfighting?

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Of course that's not really a good way of measuring that kind of thing.

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Madness. No wonder you people produced Hitler.

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I don't think you used the word 'rationally' nearly enough in that post.