Who is Number One in the Government Trust Index
Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ) performs best among all government members in the new APA/OGM Trust Index. His balance of plus four is only surpassed by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen (+19) and the Third President of the National Council Doris Bures (SPÖ/+18), with the head of state losing five points. Among the party leaders, VP chairman Christian Stocker performs best. The three cabinet members of the NEOS experience a collective decline.
For the Trust Index, 1,062 Austrians were surveyed at the end of August/beginning of September. From the responses, whether they trust the respective person or not, a balance was formed (margin of error three percent) and compared with the values from April.
SPÖ with Good Placements
It is noticeable that the government members of the SPÖ perform well. Directly behind Marterbauer are Justice Minister Anna Sporrer, Health State Secretary Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig, Science Minister Eva Maria Holzleitner, and Social Minister Korinna Schumann - all still slightly in the positive range.
Although there were slight losses for them (except for Königsberger-Ludwig) compared to the most recent survey in April, they are all still ahead of the government members from the ÖVP and NEOS. A negative outlier in the values is Vice Chancellor and SPÖ leader Andreas Babler. His trust balance worsened by another four points to minus 23. This puts him at least one point better than the new Green Party spokesperson Leonore Gewessler.
Last Place in the Trust Index
Even less popular are National Council President Walter Rosenkranz (FPÖ) and ÖVP Club Chairman August Wöginger, both of whom lost (6 and 7 points respectively) and are at minus 27 and 31. FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl remains at the bottom, although he achieved the largest increase in trust since the survey in April with a gain of five points. The balance of minus 38 is still the worst. OGM head Wolfgang Bachmayer suspects that it paid off for Kickl to keep a low profile in public.
Among the party leaders, Chancellor Christian Stocker fares best with a balance of zero, three points worse than in the last survey. While Babler holds "the red lantern" in his team, Stocker from the ÖVP is the most well-received. Integration Minister Claudia Plakolm can be pleased with a gain of four points, while Interior Minister Gerhard Karner and Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner each gained three points. All three stand at minus 8 overall.
NEOS Leader Slipped into the Negative
The government participation proved costly for the NEOS in terms of their trustworthiness. Their party leader Beate Meinl-Reisinger plummeted ten points to minus six. OGM head Bachmayer suspects that she might have thought a bit too much about a contemporary update of neutrality. Education Minister Christoph Wiederkehr lost even eleven points to minus three, the same amount was lost by Economic Minister Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer (ÖVP) to minus seven. However, State Secretary Josef Schellhorn was hit the hardest. From plus five in April, he fell to minus 20 in September. Bachmayer sees "amateurish stumbling" over a larger company car.
(APA/Red)
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