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 (ÖVP) diminish: |- ! |Party ! |Votes ! |% ! |Seats ! |+/– ! |Councillors ! |+/–