The day after the Federal President’s runoff election, the counting of the postal votes began on Monday. This will not change anything in the election victory of Alexander Van der Bellen, but the gap to Norbert Hofer should grow. Van der Bellen Hofer already won the ballot box with 51.68 percent, including postal votes, he will come to over 53 percent, according to extrapolations.
In contrast to the repealed runoff election in May, when the postal voters turned the result in favor of Van der Bellen, this time they will not be decisive. Because even with the ballot box voters counted on election Sunday, Van der Bellen is clearly ahead with the mentioned 51.68 percent. And experience shows that the Greens always add absentee votes to ballot boxes, while the FPÖ and its candidates are always a little worse off after the absentee ballot is counted.
Some celebrities have shared their opinion on the election results on Facebook and Twitter:
The satirical portal “Die Tagespresse” reveals Hofer’s further plans after the election defeat:
In the USA there was positive registration so shortly after the election that Austria had a president who had published in the renowned economic journals. “And we have a president who has appeared in porn,” read a Twitter comment. “Our president brags in interviews about the sexual attractiveness of his daughters,” wrote another user.
The statistician Max Roser had previously pointed out in a tweet that Van der Bellen published while as an economist in the journals Econometrica and Journal of Economic Theory. In 1979 the future Federal President wrote a paper on options together with the Turkish scientist Murat Sertel. Roser’s tweet received 429 retweets.
What the voter movements look like compared to the first ballot on April 24th and the invalid runoff election on May 22nd:
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The result of the Federal President’s runoff is already clearer than that of the May election, which was canceled by the VfGH at the request of the FPÖ. But with 51.68 percent of the ballot box for Alexander Van der Bellen, it is still the tightest of the four runoff elections so far. That should change with the counting of the postal vote on Monday. Because the supercomputers assume that Van der Bellen will ultimately come to 53.3 percent (and Norbert Hofer thus to 46.7 percent).
FPÖ boss Heinz-Christian Strache assumes that the federal president’s runoff election has ended properly. “There is absolutely no evidence of any possible manipulation,” said Strache in the “ZiB 2-Spezial”.123helpme In addition, Strache confirmed that he – and not Norbert Hofer – would be the top candidate in the next National Council election.
Even if there were already four election dates (one of which was canceled) and three election Sundays: The Austrians were anything but election-tired on Sunday. 64.6 percent already took part in the ballot box; if the postal vote is counted, the turnout should increase to around 74 percent. That would be even more than in the runoff election in May.
Alexander Van der Bellen was able to catch up a lot of votes in the second run-off election and that throughout Austria. In around 280 communities where Hofer was originally in the lead, his opponent now scored points – even without postal votes. In eight municipalities he even managed to gain more than ten percentage points from the runoff election on May 22nd.
Van der Bellen was able to make the biggest gain compared to the repealed runoff election in the municipality of St. Sigmund im Sellrain with an increase of 20.97 percentage points. In the smallest community (130 eligible voters), 58.9 percent opted for Van der Bellen. When the first attempt at the runoff election, the ex-Green boss came here to only 37.93 percent. Hofer, on the other hand, only managed to shoot two communities: In the Lower Austrian community of Puchenstuben in the Mostviertel (Scheibbs district), Hofer gained 4.49 percentage points and in Gramais in Tyrol, the smallest community in Austria.
In Jerusalem, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin told the Internet newspaper “the Jewish” about Alexander Van der Bellen’s victory in the federal presidential election: “I am glad that the candidate of enlightened Austria won. We must stand up against fascism at all times and fight it : no matter in what form and no matter where it occurs. “
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Independent Tue., Dec. 6th, 2016 8:24 am
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The day after. As a thank you for the beautiful, independent reporting by the highly praised left-wing ORF on the elections, the voters received a raise in the house. The monster wages of the independent professional moderators have to be paid somehow. The VBD will not say anything on the other hand, rather agree, because who bites the hand that feeds you?
RobOtter Tue., Dec. 06. 2016 09:14
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I would not sign that like this. The ORF is colored regionally. Anyone who has seen ORF NÖ has to realize that the regional studios were massively promoted for Hofer.
Independent Tue., Dec. 6th 2016 10:17 am
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If the ORF’s advertising had gone differently, the result would have been different. Just imagine, the whole ORF in its actions and actions against VBD? Now everyone was against Hofer.
higgs70 Tue., Dec. 06. 2016 6:37 pm
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Jo mei, that’s what the Krone advertised for him, with “neutral” journalists such as Gnam and Jeannee. I don’t know of any newspaper in a European country that has a larger market share in terms of population. And this grease is also financed with more than 22 million euros per year from the advertising budget of the public sector. Also tax money, so all against Hofer is simply untrue.
Independent Wed., Dec. 07. 2016 10:02 am
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99: 1, for sure, if I heard the agitation from OE24, Falter, politicians, failed politicians, actors, everything was there. And in the end the effort was not more than 55% ??? Weak dear …
higgs70 Wed, Dec 07, 2016 11:38 am
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Come on, when the crown is behind you, it’s not 99: 1, it has a quasi-monopoly here, at least in the east. You can see that from the fact that hardly any major decision has ever been made against the Krone (Zwentendorf and Hainburg would otherwise have turned out differently) or, for example, the Causa Schüssel, which – with all my antipathy towards the man – shows what megalomaniacal claim that is Blattl has and what follows if the publisher does not like a politician, and the politicians themselves were divided, especially when it came to the ÖVP. He had the Stronach party and the former Lugner voters behind him anyway. That was the situation, from it a “everyone was against Hofer to be constructed” is not only the flat untruth but also snotty. Sometimes little men are just too small 😉
giuseppeverdi Fri, Dec 09, 2016 11:30 am
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When will you finally get used to the fact that it never gives up until everyone has given up and you no longer answer. She has the last word everywhere (probably at work as well as at home, poor environment) otherwise she cannot sleep. So finally give some rest so that it gives rest too!
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strizzi1949 Tue, Dec 06, 2016 02:07
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And who is most reassured by choosing VdBs? All the fat asses and chair glue that can now muddle on as before! And we can safely do without Europe, which is now calmed down!
Rigi999 Mon., Dec. 05. 2016 7:48 pm
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Bravo Austrians !!! You continue to let the dictatorship of the EU shit your head ….. and the superiors continue to do what they want with you without asking you !! Van der Bellen, the EU friend, asylum seeker and friend of the Turks, is far too cowardly to make clear statements! Writhing like its predecessor, this empty talker who is now giving up his mustard again! Finally dive in,
again and again Mon., Dec. 05. 2016 12:52
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I’m still in shock. but NOW … you will only see what will be possible! god protect our austria, because mr. vdb doesn’t do that. he is more likely to protect the EU.
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Anna Veith is back on the racing slopes this week in Lake Louise. The Olympic champion had to take a full season off after her serious injury in 2015 and break off her comeback last year for another knee operation. Now the Salzburg woman (28) feels much better and ready for another attempt. “I’m dying to race,” says Veith in an APA interview.
They’re returning to the race tracks this week after a long and difficult buildup in Lake Louise. With what feeling? Anna Veith: I’m really looking forward to it. The training phase was very long and it was important to collect kilometers. Now I’m really into racing. I’m ready.
They were the best in the world in many ways in the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Compared to that, where do you stand today? Of course not there yet. But I’ve had my experiences and tried to get better physically. I’m sure a few steps further than last year, but of course not there yet.
How was the way back and where do you think you are? The first days of snow were very emotional. I consciously took the time for physical training in order to become stronger again and ultimately to be able to ski better again. Everything went very well and I’m actually ahead of schedule. So I’m very happy with how it went.
Your knees dictate progress, as you said last. Was it like that? Correct. I found my feeling for skiing again relatively quickly. The hurdle for me was always to do the physical as well as the increase in training so that my knees do not overreact. That succeeded. There have always been adjustments, there has never been a step backwards.
“It was a real test of patience.”
What was the biggest challenge in the last training session in North America? As I said, the feeling for skiing was quickly there again. But I couldn’t increase to a hundred straight away, otherwise I would have fallen back straight away. In the case of tendon injuries, the adjustment takes place over a long period of time. I was challenged to be patient and not want to take too much breaks. It was a real test of patience.
You returned to the World Cup for the first time last season – belatedly – and had to quit again. Compared to that, where do you stand today? Physically there is no comparison. Last year I was in constant pain. The right leg in particular had a lot less musculature, which is why I didn’t dare to do it back then. There were good days like in Cortina and less good ones like in Garmisch. I’ve been working on that, so now I’m on a completely different level.
Did you come back too early last year? Was it a mistake? (smiles): If you look at the injured status and the world rankings, it looks like this. But when you see what I’ve learned, it was absolutely the right thing to do. At the time of joining, I had been away from racing for over a year and a half. I needed the racing experience and the feeling to be able to keep going. I hadn’t forgotten how to ski, it just lacked the physical requirements.
In the end, the 2015 season in particular was a real battle for the big ball. Then came the serious injury in autumn. Did you think of quitting then? At the moment of the injury I was sure it was over. The two previous seasons used so much strength. When I heard that the patellar tendon had torn, it was clear to me that that was it, it will probably no longer work.
What made you want to continue? My environment has strengthened my back. I’ve noticed who is there for me and that I can’t give up at all. But it soon became clear that it was going to be a tough time.
Then what exactly did you do? Focused on getting well. But I have often asked myself whether skiing still makes sense because there were demotivating phases in which nothing went on. But thank goodness also days when I realized that skiing is my life. It was an extreme roller coaster ride.
And today? Today I am extremely happy that the decision to ski has been made. I feel it again every day that this is my passion and that the fire is back.
“I don’t have to prove anything to anyone anymore.”
You are two-time overall World Cup winner, Olympic champion and multiple world champion. What is the motto of the upcoming career part? It’s a bonus. I don’t have to prove anything anymore, I only do it for myself. I think I can enjoy it more because I now know that none of this can be taken for granted.
With Cornelia Hütter’s brand change, you now have a “team colleague” at Head. How do you work together? We have the same service man and benefit from each other. Conny was also injured and started later than the others. But she was in Chile and brought the new long skis there on snow and made many kilometers. So she did work for me. Conversely, it benefits from my experience. So we’re a good team.
What are your specific expectations for returning to Lake Louise? It’s perfect to start there. I know the track very well and I want to get a certain degree of confidence in training. I don’t expect any miracles from the descent itself, in the last two years I’ve been downhill for exactly six days. The Super-G is the discipline in which I feel most confident. This is perhaps the quickest way to make up for the gap.
What are you particularly looking forward to? The feeling of being at the start of a race definitely cannot be compared to anything.