A good first set of frankly limited take-always of what the local elections in my home town #Innsbruck may mean for the national level. 👇

Thanks for the credit, Marcus How!

🇦🇹 So zwei von 5 Wahlen sind geschlagen.
Natürlich sind Gemeinderatswahlen nicht gleich bundesweite Wahlen aber einige Tendezen lassen sich doch erkennen.

Und die machen durchaus Hoffung.

Welche Muster scheinen erkennbar?

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Marcus How Precisely. This survey quite simply reflects the fact that Austrians, rightly or wrongly, don't believe their country has a functioning military that could make any difference, nor that they could attain one.

If it’s any consolation to other EU member states, a large majority of Austrians aren’t even prepared to defend themselves in the event of a military attack:

New survey from Austria
“If Austria were to be attacked militarily, should other EU member states support Austria militarily?”
72,28% say yes.

“Should Austria, in the case of an armed attack on an EU member state, support this state with armed troops?”
13,58% say yes.

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