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'''State elections''' will be held in the [[Austria]]n [[states of Austria|state]] of [[Lower Austria]] on [[9 March]] [[2008]].< |
'''State elections''' will be held in the [[Austria]]n [[states of Austria|state]] of [[Lower Austria]] on [[9 March]] [[2008]].<ref>http://sora.at/de/start.asp?b=15</ref> It will certainly be contested at least by the [[Austrian People's Party]], the [[Social Democratic Party of Austria]], [[The Greens – The Green Alternative]] and the [[Freedom Party of Austria]], all of whom are in the current ''Landtag''. |
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The ÖVP had earlier indicated that its preferred date would have been the [[20 April]] [[2008]],<ref>http://diepresse.com/home/politik/innenpolitik/331451/index.do?_vl_backlink=/home/politik/innenpolitik/index.do</ref> though [[13 April]] [[2008]] had also been considered a possible date.<ref>http://diepresse.com/home/politik/innenpolitik/350438/index.do</ref> The newly founded party [[The Christians (political party)|The Christians]] will also contest its first election.<ref>[http://diepresse.com/home/politik/innenpolitik/333121/index.do?_vl_backlink=/home/politik/innenpolitik/index.do</ref> |
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A poll, conducted in October 2007 by [[Integral]] for the newspaper [[Kurier]], showed the following voting intentions< |
A poll, conducted in October 2007 by [[Integral]] for the newspaper [[Kurier]], showed the following voting intentions:<ref>[http://www.kurier.at/nachrichten/niederoesterreich/117436.php</ref> |
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* ÖVP: 50% |
* ÖVP: 50% |
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* FPÖ: 9% |
* FPÖ: 9% |
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* BZÖ: 1% |
* BZÖ: 1% |
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In total, nine parties will contest the election. SPÖ, ÖVP, FPÖ, the Greens and the [[Communist Party of Austria]] will be contesting the election in all districts. The BZÖ will contest the election in seventeen of the twenty-one districts, having failed to gather the necessary fifty signatures in [[Lilienfeld]], [[Neunkirchen]], [[Waidhofen a.d. Thaya]] and [[Wiener Neustadt]]. The Christians will contest the election in all districts except [[Bruck a.d. Leitha]]. The [[List for Our Lower Austria]] (''Liste für unser Niederösterreich'', LNÖ) will contest the election in [[Baden]], [[Gänserndorf]], [[Lilienfeld]], [[Neunkirchen]], [[St. Pölten]] and [[Wiener Neustadt]], and the [[Animal Rights Party]] (''Tierrechtspartei'') will contest the election only in [[Mödling]].<ref>http://diepresse.com/home/politik/innenpolitik/361624/index.do</ref> |
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State elections will be held in the Austrian state of Lower Austria on 9 March 2008.[1] It will certainly be contested at least by the Austrian People's Party, the Social Democratic Party of Austria, The Greens – The Green Alternative and the Freedom Party of Austria, all of whom are in the current Landtag.
The ÖVP had earlier indicated that its preferred date would have been the 20 April 2008,[2] though 13 April 2008 had also been considered a possible date.[3] The newly founded party The Christians will also contest its first election.[4]
A poll, conducted in October 2007 by Integral for the newspaper Kurier, showed the following voting intentions:[5]
- ÖVP: 50%
- SPÖ: 31%
- Greens: 9%
- FPÖ: 9%
- BZÖ: 1%
In total, nine parties will contest the election. SPÖ, ÖVP, FPÖ, the Greens and the Communist Party of Austria will be contesting the election in all districts. The BZÖ will contest the election in seventeen of the twenty-one districts, having failed to gather the necessary fifty signatures in Lilienfeld, Neunkirchen, Waidhofen a.d. Thaya and Wiener Neustadt. The Christians will contest the election in all districts except Bruck a.d. Leitha. The List for Our Lower Austria (Liste für unser Niederösterreich, LNÖ) will contest the election in Baden, Gänserndorf, Lilienfeld, Neunkirchen, St. Pölten and Wiener Neustadt, and the Animal Rights Party (Tierrechtspartei) will contest the election only in Mödling.[6]
References
- ^ http://sora.at/de/start.asp?b=15
- ^ http://diepresse.com/home/politik/innenpolitik/331451/index.do?_vl_backlink=/home/politik/innenpolitik/index.do
- ^ http://diepresse.com/home/politik/innenpolitik/350438/index.do
- ^ [http://diepresse.com/home/politik/innenpolitik/333121/index.do?_vl_backlink=/home/politik/innenpolitik/index.do
- ^ [http://www.kurier.at/nachrichten/niederoesterreich/117436.php
- ^ http://diepresse.com/home/politik/innenpolitik/361624/index.do
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