nanne:
First results from the Austrian elections (it's a slaughterhouse!) Österreichische Nationalratswahlen 2008Auszählungsgrad 46.96% (17:28)Partei%MandateSPÖ29,558ÖVP26,052GRÜNE9,418FPÖ18,436BZÖ9,719FRITZ2,00LIF1,70 Pretty much none of the cities have reported yet, so the results might yet move up for the SPÖ. Haider's far-right BZÖ seems to be outperforming the polls. FPÖ about level with the polls, might yet drop. Not a good day for the conservative ÖVP, that much is already sure.
Österreichische Nationalratswahlen 2008
Auszählungsgrad 46.96% (17:28)Partei%MandateSPÖ29,558ÖVP26,052GRÜNE9,418FPÖ18,436BZÖ9,719FRITZ2,00LIF1,70
Auszählungsgrad 46.96% (17:28)
Seems pretty sure now that the liberal LIF is not getting into the parliament. FRITZ is a localist party from Tirol, not worth elaborating upon as most of Tirol is already in and they are therefore not going to get into parliament either.
I had expected the SPÖ, Greens and ÖVP to outperform polling, and the FPÖ and BZÖ to get slightly less (polling closed a week before the election). So far, only my expectation of the SPÖ is coming true. They might yet move towards 31%. The FPÖ is getting what it polled at last week, the BZÖ significantly more, the greens and ÖVP both slightly less.
