EU election today

Hardly any chance for Salzburg candidates

(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

No Salzburg politician is likely to make it to Brussels today in the EU elections.

Just under 400,000 eligible voters can vote for members of the European Parliament today, just like their fellow citizens in almost all of Europe. The 494 polling stations in Salzburg are open for varying lengths of time between 6.45 am and 4 pm.

In Austria, the ÖVP, SPÖ, FPÖ, Greens, Neos, KPÖ Plus and DNA are on the ballot. However, it is unlikely that someone from Salzburg will make it into the EU Parliament. Neos voters from Salzburg have no hope at all. They are the only relevant party not to have nominated a candidate from Salzburg.

The Salzburg FPÖ candidate Robin Raudaschl from Strobl is furthest ahead on his own party list. However, according to the polls, coming eighth is also unrealistic. City councillor Jurica Mustac is in ninth place on the ÖVP list, while state parliament member Sabine Klausner is in tenth place on the SPÖ list. The KPÖ-Plus party leader Natalie Hangöbl and the Green Party member Bernadette Riesner from Neumarkt are both in 18th place. A ranking based on preferential votes is possible, but not to be expected with the Salzburg candidates.