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Austria: SPÖ and ÖVP Hold Slight Majority of Votes

People ♦ Published: September 24, 2013; 13:19 ♦ (Vindobona)

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According to the latest survey, the Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) will have to face losses in the elections of the National Assembly on Sunday. However, they should be able to hold the majority.

Austria: SPÖ and ÖVP Hold Slight Majority of Votes / Picture: © Flickr / Werner FaymannFlickr / SPÖ Presse und Kommunikation

The Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the Greens, on the other hand, are likely to gain votes while Team Stronach could make their way into parliament. However, this is not so certain for the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) and the new party NEOS.

The Social Democrats come at 26 to 28 percent while the ÖVP comes at 22 to 26 percent with a downward tendency, according…