Pass Equal Vote: Result for Vienna Election is Set

In the Pass Egal Wahl for the Vienna election organized by SOS Mitmensch, the SPÖ has a clear lead with 47.7 percent over the Greens, who receive 19.3 percent. The KPÖ comes in at 14.3 percent, while the FPÖ reaches 8.1 percent and the ÖVP 5.2 percent. NEOS and the Team HC Strache would not make it into the municipal council with 4.7 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively.

New Participation Record at Pass Egal Wahl for Vienna Election

SOS Mitmensch emphasized in a statement that the result of the "Vienna Pass Egal Wahl" is not representative of all Viennese without Austrian citizenship. However, the election result represents the "political mood" of those people who "learned about the democracy action and wanted to actively make a statement for an inclusive democracy," according to the human rights organization. The election was held at over 40 locations, including schools and even some sausage stands.

The human rights organization was also able to record a new participation record. 9,797 people of voting age made use of the symbolic right to vote, including more than 5,700 students from over 30 participating schools. More than half of the participants, namely 5,634, hold Austrian citizenship. However, they cast their votes in solidarity with those who are unable to do so in the municipal council election.

"Politics should not divide, but work towards an inclusive democracy that includes all people living here long-term. The lack of democratic participation opportunities for over a third of Vienna's population is certainly a problematic dead end," said SOS Mitmensch spokesperson Alexander Pollak.

(APA/Red)

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