Trust Index: Meinl-Reisinger Sees Biggest Drop, Schellhorn Replaces Kickl at Bottom

Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger has recorded the most significant decline in public trust, according to the latest APA/OGM trust index. The Neos party leader saw her trust rating drop by eleven points, settling at minus 20. This substantial loss occurred following a debate surrounding the exclusion of Neos co-founder Veit Dengler from both the parliamentary club and the party.

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The pink party leader must accept the highest trust losses. The clearest gains are recorded by the red Finance Minister Marterbauer and FPÖ leader Kickl.

In contrast to Meinl-Reisinger's downturn, other political figures experienced gains. FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl and SPÖ Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer recorded the most notable increases in the trust index. Despite these individual shifts, the overall picture presented by the index at the beginning of the parliamentary summer break remains largely unchanged.

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The highest losses are recorded after the debate about the exclusion of Neos co-founder Veit Dengler from the parliamentary club and party Neos leader Beate Meinl-Reisinger.

Notably, Staatssekretär Sepp Schellhorn, also from the Neos party, has now replaced Kickl at the bottom of the index. This indicates a shifting landscape in public perception of political figures as the parliamentary recess begins. The index measures the difference between trust and distrust among the public towards political figures.

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She lost eleven points to minus 20 (difference between trust and distrust, ed.).