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Graz local election, 2008

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Graz local election, 2008

Local elections were held in Graz on 20 January 2008. Apart from the five parties present in the municipal council – the Austrian People's Party, the Social Democratic Party of Austria, the Communist Party of Austria, the Freedom Party of Austria and the Greens – The Green Alternative – the Alliance for the Future of Austria also contested the election.

A poll from early December 2007 saw the lead of incumbent mayor Siegfried Nagl (ÖVP) diminish:

  • ÖVP: 32% (2003: 36.1%)
  • SPÖ: 28% (2003: 25.9%)
  • KPÖ: 15% (2003: 20.8%)
  • Grüne: 14% (2003: 8.3%)
  • FPÖ: 8% (2003: 8%)
  • BZÖ: 2% (2003: n/a)

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