Austria: Freedom Party Makes Gains

Which party would you vote for in the federal election?

	Sept. 15	Sept. 10
Social-Democratic Party of Austria (SPO)	29%	29%
Austrian People’s Party (OVP)	26%	27%
Freedom Party of Austria (FPO)	20%	16%
The Greens (Grune)	11%	12%
Alliance for Austria’s Future (BZO)	6%	6%
Liberal Forum (LIF)	3%	4%
Citizens’ Forum (BF)	2%	3%

Source: Market / NEWS
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 Austrian voters, conducted on Sept. 15, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Austria: Conservative OVP Leads Poll

Which party would you vote for in the federal election?

Austrian People’s Party (OVP)	28%
Social-Democratic Party of Austria (SPO)	25%
Freedom Party of Austria (FPO)	19%
The Greens (Grune)	11%
Alliance for Austria’s Future (BZO)	2%
Others	15%

Source: Klagenfurter Humaninstituts
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,090 Austrian voters, conducted from Jul. 14 to Jul. 16, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

29% of Austrians Want to Leave EU

Do you support or oppose Austria withdrawing from the European Union (EU)?

Support	29%
Oppose	61%
No opinion	10%

Source: OGM
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 Austrian voters, conducted on Mar. 30, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.

Austria: Sweep Nazi Past Under the Rug

Should the Nazi past still be discussed in Austria?

Yes	36%
No	60%
No opinion	4%

Source: SWS
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 509 Austrian adults, conducted in March 2008. No margin of error was provided.

Austria: Head in the Sand About Terrorism

How worried are you that Austria could be the target of an Islamic terrorist attack?

Very worried	20%
Not too worried	75%
Not sure	5%

Source: OGM
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 Austrian voters, conducted on Mar. 12, 2007. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.

Austrians Want Higher Taxes...for Someone Else

This is some scary, Nazi stuff.

It has been suggested that owners of cars with higher fuel consumption should pay a special tax. Are you for or against this idea?

For	56%
Against	41%
Not sure	3%

It has been suggested that Austrians be compelled legally to stop using their cars once a week. Are you for or against this idea?

For	44%
Against	55%
Not sure	1%

Environment minister Josef Proell has urged Austrians not to travel by plane, but to instead spend their holidays in Austria. Do you think this proposal is a serious idea to curb global warming, or a populist statement?

A serious idea	33%
A populist statement	61%
Neither / Not sure	6%

Source: OGM
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 501 Austrian voters, conducted on Mar. 5, 2007. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.