FPÖ Election Party after Vienna Election with Kickl, Nepp, and Surprise Guests
Nepp aims for the mayor's seat in the next election, as he stated. The party in a Viennese wine tavern was exuberant after nearly tripling their results, with Nepp and Kickl being greeted euphorically.
"Five years ago, we were declared dead," Nepp reminded his fellow campaigners, who welcomed him with cheers in tandem with Kickl, accompanied by the recorded music of the John Otti Band. Sunday's election was "one of the greatest comebacks in history." "We are number two in Vienna, that is a strong sign of freedom."
Kickl, in turn, paid respect to Nepp, as the Vienna state party had a tough path to the top. "Today is a necessary interim result," said the federal party chairman, "and I am incredibly grateful for it." Kickl also expressed confidence in gaining power in the federal government and the federal capital in five years, and to "kick" Michael Ludwig out of the mayor's seat. "And then I will be the people's chancellor, and then we'll go for a coffee for a strategy meeting."
FPÖ Election Party after Vienna Election: "We Are Back"
Previously, FPÖ General Secretary Christian Hafenecker, who also arrived with Kickl and Nepp, saw a "clear mandate" for his party as well as a "setback" for the governing parties. Mayor Ludwig must now consider whether he wants to continue the exclusion policy against the Freedom Party. MEP Petra Steger, who was herself the top candidate in Meidling, also expressed delight at the development at the election celebration: "We are back!"
The blue faction leader in the EU Parliament, Harald Vilimsky, did not expect a coalition in the federal capital at the election celebration. In view of the emerging numbers, the Viennese sees the course of the Freedom Party also confirmed in terms of content. Other blue officials also spoke of a "rebirth" of the party in Vienna on election night.
Surprise Guests Gudenus and Grosz
Almost reborn in the freedom circle, two other former blue political celebrities appeared: The former Deputy Mayor Johann Gudenus, who left politics together with Heinz-Christian Strache in the wake of the Ibiza scandal, was among the guests. Also spotted in the group was the former BZÖ member Gerald Grosz. However, both did not want to speak of a political comeback when asked by APA.
SPÖ federal party leader Andreas Babler congratulated Vienna's Mayor Michael Ludwig on the election victory in the municipal council election and sees it as a "tailwind" for the federal SPÖ. The election result strengthens the entire social democracy and gives a lot of tailwind for the tasks ahead, said Babler in a statement on election night. There was no joint SPÖ election party; Babler celebrated the election result in the evening with officials from the district party Ottakring.
At the small election celebration in a belt bar in Vienna-Ottakring, which Babler spontaneously attended due to the lack of an official Vienna SPÖ party, the federal party leader was joyfully welcomed in the evening. From the city government, only the Ottakring city councilor Ulli Sima was seen. Babler was pleased with the "incredibly strong result" of the Vienna SPÖ, which is stronger than the second and third parties combined. From the fact that SPÖ and ÖVP lost, but NEOS gained, he did not want to draw any conclusions for the three-party coalition at the federal level. He did not express a preference for the future coalition partner of the Vienna SPÖ, stating that a stable government is important.
(APA/Red)
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