Styria survey

On the climb: the FPÖ wants to reach the summit

Mario Kunasek's ultimate goal is to become governor.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Christian Jauschowetz)

Since 2022, the FPÖ has usually made significant gains in all elections. Anything else would be a big surprise in the Styrian state elections on November 24. Eastern Styria is establishing itself as a blue heartland.

They rise high, they fall low: the Freedom Party has been experiencing political ups and downs for decades. 2019 was a year of crashes: after the Ibiza scandal, the federal government imploded, Heinz-Christian Strache had to go, and later an expenses scandal also emerged. In the following elections, the FPÖ melted down to its core voter base, including in Styria in November 2019: 17.5 percent of the vote remained, a drop of nine percentage points.