There were no significant changes to the on Sunday, only eight votes from the KPÖ were allocated to the NEOS. The percentages or mandates did not change. The FPÖ won the election with 34.76 percent of the votes and now has 17 mandates. The ÖVP follows at a respectful distance with 26.81 percent and 13 mandates.

Official Election Result Brought No Further Changes

The SPÖ achieved 21.36 percent or ten mandates, the Greens only reached 6.17 percent or three mandates. The NEOS landed exactly at 6.0 percent of the votes and will also be represented in the state parliament with three mandates in the future. The KPÖ reached 4.47 percent and continues to hold two seats.

Thus, the FPÖ was able to achieve a record victory: The 34.76 percent represent the best blue result in Styria and the increase of +17.27 percentage points a record increase and a doubling of the vote share. Both the ÖVP and the SPÖ suffered a historic low, with the ÖVP narrowly avoiding its biggest minus from 1949 (-10.12) with a minus of 9.24 percentage points compared to 2019. The SPÖ had to accept a new low of 21.36 percent (-1.66 percentage points) after 2019 (23.02).

The Greens suffered a record minus of -5.91 percentage points after their record result in the 2019 election (12.08 percent). The NEOS were able to gain a little, bringing in a plus of 0.63 percentage points. The KPÖ lost 1.52 percentage points.

Voter Turnout in Styria Back Up to 70 Percent

In terms of mandates, both black and red had to let feathers fly: The ÖVP now only has 13 deputies (-5), the SPÖ ten (-2). Together, the two parties only have 23 mandates in the 48-seat state parliament. This means that a two-party coalition between the ÖVP and SPÖ is no longer possible, nor is any two-party variant without the FPÖ. The Freedom Party gained nine seats to now 17. The number of green mandates was halved to three, the NEOS were able to gain a seat and now have three. Despite the losses, the KPÖ was able to maintain its two seats in the state parliament.

The voter turnout was 70.77 percent (+7.31).

(APA/Red)

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