The Vorarlberg state election of 2024 was held in the

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Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( ; ; , , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the second-highest popu ...

on 13 October 2024.

Background

In the 2019 state election, the ÖVP was the strongest party with 43.5% of the vote, but fell short of the absolute mandate majority. With 18.9%, the Greens achieved their best election result to date in a Vorarlberg state election and became the second strongest party for the first time. The FPÖ was the only party to suffer losses and fell to third place with 13.9%. The SPÖ was able to recover minimally, reaching 9.5%, while NEOS obtained 8.5% of the vote. The small parties "Home to all Cultures" (HAK) and "Xi – Future Opportunity" were able to obtain results above 1%, but ultimately failed to reach the 5% threshold to enter parliament. The ÖVP decided to continue the previous coalition with the Greens after negotiations that lasted less than two weeks. In the constituent session of the Landtag on 13 October 2019, the state government under Governor

Markus Wallner Markus Wallner (born 20 July 1967) is an Austrian politician ( ÖVP). Since 2011, he has been the governor of Vorarlberg. Life and work Markus Wallner was born on 20 July 1967, the son of Herwig and Theresia Wallner in the district capital of ...

(ÖVP) was sworn in.

Contesting parties

Parties already in the Landtag

Parties not in the Landtag

For a party to contest in the election, they have to enter at least on list in one of the four districts of Vorarlberg. To be able to do so, they need 100 validated signatures per district. The deadline for entering was 23 August 2024 at 5pm CEST. The following parties have fulfilled the requirements and will appear on the ballot:

Non-contesting parties

A participation of the following parties have been speculated, yet they declined and did not enter the election: * BIER Partei ''(Beer Party)'' *

MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights (, MFG) is a minor party, minor List of political parties in Austria, political party in Austria. The party is often described by media outlets as the "anti-vaccination" or "vaccine-critical" and ...

Der Wandel Wandel ( English: ''Change'') is an Austrian left-wing and progressive political party led by Fayad Mulla. It is part of the pan-European coalition DiEM25. Background The party was launched in 2012 as a progressive, anti-capitalist and egal ...

''(The Change)''

Opinion polling

Result

Results by constituency

Aftermath

Government formation

On 16 October, Governor Wallner (ÖVP) announced exploration talks with the FPÖ. He wanted quick coalition talks – with a conclusion in early November – so that the new ÖVP-FPÖ government could be sworn in when the new Landtag convened on 6 November. The ÖVP and FPÖ formed a governing coalition, which was sworn in on 6 November. Wallner was sworn in as governor on 11 November.

Notes

References

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