2008 Graz local election


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 diminish:
  • ÖVP: 32%
  • SPÖ: 28%
  • KPÖ: 15%
  • Grüne: 14%
  • FPÖ: 8%
  • BZÖ: 2%
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