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Municipal Council Election: Spö Loses Absolute Majority in St. Pölten

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For the first time since 1956, the SPÖ loses its absolute majority. The ÖVP defended its second place in front of the FPÖ.

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For the first time since 1956, the SPÖ loses its absolute majority. The ÖVP defended its second place in front of the FPÖ.

·Vienna, Austria
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Since 7 o'clock the polling stations of the Lower Austrian state capital are open. 42 mandates are awarded. While the SPÖ fights for its stronghold, six lists want to break the absolutes of the Reds. The roles are clearly distributed in advance of the municipal council election in the state capital. The Social Democrats were – for the time being – by far the strongest party in 2021. With 56 percent, the SPÖ defended the absolute majority in favo…

·Vienna, Austria
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The SPÖ suffered a severe slump in the municipal election in St. Pölten on Sunday and lost the absolute majority after 61 years. According to the provisional final result, the Social Democrats fell to 42.53 percent (2021: 56.02 percent).

Historical election success of the FPÖ is a clear signal from the people for a system change – "The red-and-white-red wave of renewal for our homeland cannot be stopped" "The St. Pöltners and St. Pöltner have today caused a political earthquake and given a clear signal for a system change in their city: they have ensured that the absolute majority of the SPÖ history is and made the FPÖ strong with more than a doubling and the historically best e…

The SPÖ should have lost the absolute majority in the municipal election in St. Pölten on Sunday after 61 years. Mayor Matthias Stadler spoke shortly after 19.00 o'clock of a trend that said that there was a head-to-head race between ÖVP and FPÖ. The turnout was still low (2021: 55.96 per cent).

·Salzburg, Austria
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ÖVP and FPÖ deliver a tight race for second place, the KPÖ should have made its way into the municipal council

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Kurier broke the news in on Sunday, January 25, 2026.
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