“Trump Methods”: enthusiasm for the help of the Vienna ÖVP voting card – Vienna Elections



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The electoral authority stopped the action of the Vienna People's Party.


The electoral authority stopped the action of the Vienna People’s Party.
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The ÖVP had telephoned Wiener and reminded them of the possibility of a voting card. As a service, he offered to get them immediately, which according to the electoral authority is prohibited.

A ÖVP voting card aid has been stopped. As the “profile” reports, the electoral authority has stopped the Vienna People’s Party’s plan to obtain voting cards for interested parties. The other parties rage, the ÖVP calms down.

ÖVP offered the Viennese to get the voting card: the action stopped

The Popular Party had telephoned Wiener and reminded them of the possibility of a voting card. As a service, they offered to get this right away. By the end of August, the server of an advertising agency owned by ÖVP had submitted more than 470 requests for voting cards to the Viennese electoral authority, writes the “profile”.

The electoral authority did not allow it, because the ballots can only be requested by the voters themselves: “The campaign party was contacted by phone to stop this process,” says a letter sent by MA 62 to the district offices. issued.

Bernadette Arnolder, country manager, says that only her own members have been informed about the possibility of voting by mail. If necessary, support was offered. However, after consulting the electoral authority, the procedure was once again abandoned.

FPÖ locates electoral manipulation, NEOS shaken by “Trump methods”

Despite this, NEOS and FPÖ reacted outraged. The main candidate of the Vienna Freedom Party, Dominik Nepp, spoke of an incredible democratic scandal and an attempt to rig the elections: “Obviously, the ÖVP is worse than the already known fraud of the postal vote in the mosques.”

NEOS country manager Philipp Kern sees a clear violation of the electoral code, which is shocking: “The ÖVP is trying to influence the elections with Trump’s methods.”



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