Viennese state election, 2010
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In the 2010 Viennese Landtag elections, the SPÖ lost its absolut majority.
The big winner was the Freedom Party which reached 25,77% and doubled it seats from 13 to 27 (+14)
gaining these from all other parties(SPÖ, The Greens and ÖVP) of the Landtag.
The Viennese ÖVP on the other hand gained the lowest amount of votes in their history.
Other participating parties as the BZÖ Party and the Communists Party (KPÖ)
couldn't achieve the 5% threshold required for entering Landtag.
However a red-green coalition (SPÖ and The Greens) was built on 25.November and
Michael Häupl
was re-elected mayor of Vienna with 65 of 100 votes(getting support of his own party, The Greens and also most notably of the Viennese opposition party ÖVP).
The big winner was the Freedom Party which reached 25,77% and doubled it seats from 13 to 27 (+14)
gaining these from all other parties(SPÖ, The Greens and ÖVP) of the Landtag.
The Viennese ÖVP on the other hand gained the lowest amount of votes in their history.
Other participating parties as the BZÖ Party and the Communists Party (KPÖ)
couldn't achieve the 5% threshold required for entering Landtag.
However a red-green coalition (SPÖ and The Greens) was built on 25.November and
Michael Häupl
Michael Häupl
Michael Häupl is the mayor of Vienna. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria. He is married to Helga Häupl and has two children.-Biography:...
was re-elected mayor of Vienna with 65 of 100 votes(getting support of his own party, The Greens and also most notably of the Viennese opposition party ÖVP).
| Party | Votes in % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Austria Social Democratic Party of Austria The Social Democratic Party of Austria is one of the oldest political parties in Austria. The SPÖ is one of the two major parties in Austria, and has ties to trade unions and the Austrian Chamber of Labour. The SPÖ is among the few mainstream European social-democratic parties that have preserved... (SPÖ) |
44.34% | 49 | |
| Freedom Party of Austria Freedom Party of Austria The Freedom Party of Austria is a political party in Austria. Ideologically, the party is a direct descendant of the German national liberal camp, which dates back to the 1848 revolutions. The FPÖ itself was founded in 1956 as the successor to the short-lived Federation of Independents , which had... (FPÖ) |
25.77% | 27 | |
| Austrian People's Party Austrian People's Party The Austrian People's Party is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Austria. A successor to the Christian Social Party of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is similar to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in terms of ideology... (ÖVP) |
13.99% | 13 | |
| The Greens – The Green Alternative (Grüne) | 12.64% | 11 | |
| Alliance for the Future of Austria Alliance for the Future of Austria The Alliance for the Future of Austria , abbreviated to BZÖ, is a conservative liberal political party in Austria. The party has sixteen seats in the National Council.... (BZÖ) |
1.33% | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Austria Communist Party of Austria The Communist Party of Austria is a communist party based in Austria. Established in 1918, it was banned between 1933 and 1945 under both the Austrofascist regime, and German control of Austria during World War II... (KPÖ) |
1.12% | 0 | |