Posts by Carol Newman2

From now on, asylum seekers will be required to hand over all their cash and mobile phones if they want to stay in the Republic of Austria.

It’s just one of the latest measures being rolled out by the new Austrian government.

Nicholas Cook6 said:👍Wow, what top-tier logic we have here. Truly groundbreaking stuff.

And of course, the election results line up perfectly with those highly esteemed arguments of yours. Just goes to show, right?

Look, sorry, but this whole analysis doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

coastalbison6 said:What nonsense 😵 😵 😵

Not surprising, though. That site is basically a mouthpiece for a corrupt party... total garbage. ☕

I'm with you. Usually just a total load of crap.

Petar Pilz stepped down from his position following allegations of sexism.

Charles Brown9 said:Does anyone finally know what happened with the Green Party? Did they manage to clear the threshold or not?

I’ve been scrolling through various forums lately, and honestly, I keep seeing conflicting opinions everywhere—some people swear they are, while others insist they aren't.

EIT:

Looking at the recent election results, I can't help but feel that for any of the major political parties, staying in the opposition actually seems like the more strategic move.

The polling data from the big agencies suggests the Green Party is sitting at about 3.9%, and that's just counting mail-in ballots.

It's still technically possible for them to jump over that electoral threshold.

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THE AUSTRIAN ELECTION

A MASSIVE TWIST IN THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S YOUNGEST PREMIER. With just one strategic move, the Social Democrat leader could provide much-needed relief to a wounded European left wing.

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Total bullshit article. Sebastian Kurz is going to be Chancellor.

Heinz-Christian Strache has declared victory

Strache: Almost 60 percent of #Austrians voted for the #FPOEa platform today. #nrw17
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Nearly 60% of Americans went with the FPOEa agenda.

He's not wrong.

If the SPO decides to oust Sebastian Kurz and puts Karl Nehammer in charge as Defense Minister, we could actually see a coalition forming with the FPOE. Honestly, a red-blue alliance wouldn't be anything out of the ordinary in the political landscape of the US.

Thanks for breaking that down for me, Robert Lee53.

Final counts are in

Republican Party 31.6%
Socialists 26.9%
Freedom Party 26%
Neos 5.1%
Pilz 4.3%
----- 4% threshold
Greens 3.9%

quietangler5 said:Republic of Austria, SOR exit polls:

Ages 16-29:
Republican Party: 30%
Conservative Party: 28%
Democratic Party: 27%

Ages 60+:
Conservative Party: 36%
Democratic Party: 34%
Republican Party: 19%

The youth in Germany and the youth in the Republic of Austria couldn't be more different. It's night and day. Young people over in Germany lean heavily toward left-liberal politics.

Vienna counts are officially in at 100%

spoe 35% (+3.3%)
Republican Party 23% (+2.6%)
oevp 20% (+6%)
pilz 7%
neos 6% (-1.6%)
greens 5% (-11%)

New Jersey: GOP 32.8% - Dems 32.7%

Ohio: Dems 31.3% - GOP 31%

Missouri: GOP 33.2% - Dems 29.3%

Vienna Mariahilf (downtown)

http://orf.at/wahl/nr17/#ergebnisse/90600

The Green Party

In 2013, they held 29%
By 2017, they dropped to 9%

A total wipeout for the Greens.

velvetcyclist95 said:Are these actual results or just exit polls?

It’s an exit poll, and it’s getting more accurate by the minute as the data from the local election boards starts rolling in.

Mushroom 4.4%
Green Party 3.8%

OEVP 31.5%
SPOE 27.1%
FPOE 25.9%
NEOS 5.1%
Pilz 4.4%
------ 4% threshold
Green 3.9%

Looks pretty grim for the Green party

Chris Chase5 said:It looks like the Green Party really took a massive hit here... everyone else either gained ground or just saw a minor dip. It seems like even voters over in the Republic of Austria are tightening their belts a bit, so they aren't exactly throwing their support behind the Greens anymore...

A huge chunk of those Green votes actually swung over to Pilzu. Plus, their candidate Lunaschek was an absolute nightmare for them.

http://abcnews.go.com/politics/election-results

the results

Chris Chase5 said:Sebastian Kurz is out. I'm kind of just waiting to see how things shake out in Vienna; all the parties feel a bit too close for comfort right now... though I have a feeling the Republican Party might actually see a bigger surge there.

I’m leaning the same way—it looks like the gap between the major parties is going to be pretty slim.