"Krone" check

How parties finance the election campaign in Innsbruck

Election campaigns cost money, a lot of money. This can be seen from the flood of posters in Innsbruck alone.(Bild: Christof Birbaumer)

The municipal council and mayoral elections will take place in Innsbruck on Sunday. The election campaign cost a lot of money. Generous party subsidies, but also a great deal of personal commitment and risk on the part of the candidates make the offer to voters varied. Are budgets being adhered to?

Election campaigns cost money, a lot of money. This can be seen from the flood of posters in Innsbruck alone. The "Krone" newspaper has investigated how much budget is available to the individual parties and compared the expenditure in a graph.