From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Graz local election, 2008
Graz local election, 2008
Austria cratic Party of Austria, the Communist Party of Austria,
the Freedom Party of Austria and the Greens – The Green
Alternative – the Alliance for the Future of Austria also
contested the election.[1]
A poll from early December 2007 saw the lead of in-
cumbent mayor Siegfried Nagl (ÖVP) diminish:[2]
• ÖVP: 32% (2003: 36.1%)
• SPÖ: 28% (2003: 25.9%)
• KPÖ: 15% (2003: 20.8%)
• Grüne: 14% (2003: 8.3%)
This article is part of the series: • FPÖ: 8% (2003: 8%)
Politics and government of • BZÖ: 2% (2003: n/a)
Austria Summary of the 20 January 2008 Graz local election results
Constitution Party Votes % Seats +/– Councillors +/–
• Constitution of Austria Austrian Peo- 41,909 38.18 23 +2 4 ±0
Executive ple’s Party
• President (List) (ÖVP)
• Heinz Fischer Social Democ- 21,732 19.80 11 –4 2 –1
• Federal Government ratic Party of
• Chancellor (List) Austria (SPÖ)
• Werner Faymann
• Vice-Chancellor The Greens – 15,901 14.48 8 +4 1 +1
• Michael Spindelegger The Green Al-
• Cabinet ternative
Parliament (Grüne)
• Parliament/Federal Assembly Communist 12,338 11.24 6 –6 1 –1
• National Council Party of Aus-
• Federal Council tria (KPÖ)
• Political parties Freedom Party 12,046 10.97 6 +2 1 +1
Elections of Austria
• 2010 presidential (FPÖ)
• 2008 legislative
• 2006 legislative Alliance for 4,762 4.34 2 +2 — —
• 2004 presidential the Future of
• 2002 legislative Austria (BZÖ)
• 1999 legislative Austrian 545 0.50 — — — —
• 1998 presidential Drivers’ and
Decentralized gov’t Citizens’ Party
• States (Länder) (ÖABP)
• Landtage Wegscheidler’s 226 0.21 — — — —
• Districts List (WEG)
Foreign policy
• Foreign relations Peter Pailer’s 212 0.19 — — — —
• Politics of the European Union List (SALZ)
Other countries · Atlas Centre Party 105 0.10 — — — —
Politics portal Austria (ZPA)
Local elections were held in Graz on 20 January 2008. Total (turnout 109.776 100.00 56 — 9 —
Apart from the five parties present in the municipal 56.37%)
council – the Austrian People’s Party, the Social Demo-
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Graz local election, 2008
Source: graz.at References
[1] Gemeinderatswahl: (Wahl-)Kampf um Graz: Alle
gegen den Bürgermeister « DiePresse.com
[2] derStandard.at
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