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Run-off ballot December 4th: An outcry of Austrians living abroad
About 500,000 Austrians live abroad, that’s half a million people that could easily fill a tenth state. Considering the tight outcome of the first run-off, the group of Austrian’s abroad could bring the scales to tip on December 4th.
To motivate this group to make use of their voting right and their voice, DEMNER, MERLICEK & BERGMANN created a very special online campaign for the AUSLANDSÖSTERREICHER-WELTBUND (Austrian’s Expat World Federation):
Celebrities such as Johann Lafer, Friedrich von Thun, Stefan Sagmeister and Sarah Wiener make use of their voice and scream until glasses break. The message behind it: ‘Use the power of your voice. Register now until October 27th, 2016 in the electoral roll, and then vote.’
The videos are shown on social media channels such as Facebook and Instagram. ‘We urge the community of Austrian expats and other Austrians too, to take the responsibility of being a citizen seriously.’, says the President of AUSLANDSÖSTERREICHER-WELTBUND
DKfm. Ing. Gustav Chlestil.
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