Blue climbers

“More and more people are now openly supporting the FPÖ”

Eva-Maria Kroismayr-Baier will probably enter the provincial parliament, Harald Hierz will remain in municipal politics.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Jürgen Radspieler)

The Blue Party is on the upswing, especially in Styria. Two up-and-coming politicians are Eva-Maria Kroismayr-Baier (43) from Schladming and Harald Hierz (47) from Ilztal. Why young people are voting for the FPÖ and why a hospital could decide the election.

A black-red government at federal level? The unease in the crisis-ridden business world is palpable, numerous ÖVP-affiliated entrepreneurs are speaking out - sometimes more, sometimes less openly - in favor of blue-black. The FPÖ seems to be much closer ideologically.