A current survey carried out on behalf of the television broadcaster ATV has shown that the majority of Austrians reject a nationwide lockdown. However, the survey also shows that the country is divided, as 49 percent were in favor of nationwide measures.

A remarkable picture emerges within the 51 percent who oppose renewed lockdowns across Austria, because 74 percent of FPÖ voters are strictly against such measures. In the case of SPÖ voters, on the other hand, around three quarters should speak out in favor of nationwide lockdowns.

“As long as the figures in the other federal states remain stable, it will hardly be possible to convince the population of a short, hard lockdown in order to get stable into the summer. Freedom voters anyway. The only hope that remains is that the numbers will remain stable until the vaccination campaign takes effect, ”said pollster Peter Hajek.