Figure 38. Monthly share of press releases with attacks(left side) and the main targets(right side). 100 SPÖ 1122 80 FPÖ 469 60 Greens 244 40 NEOS 135 20 EU-Comm. 43 0 201 2 5 01 2 6 01 2 7 01 2 8 01 2 9 02 2 0 02 2 1 02 2 2 023 WKStA 37 0 500 1,000 Source: Own content analysis using OTS, a website run by the national news agency APA. The right of Figure 38 shows the main targets of all attacks since 2015, displaying the absolute number of press releases including these attacks. The SPÖ has been the main target of the ÖVP, followed by the FPÖ and the two smaller parties currently represented in parliament. A closer look at the development over time (not shown due to space limitations) reveals an interesting pattern: the SPÖ was the main target, even when both parties formed the government. For the FPÖ, on the other hand, the ÖVP had refrained from attacking the party before and during its second coalition(2017-2019). Since the Ibiza scandal, and especially since the FPÖ became the strongest party in opinion polls in December 2022, the FPÖ has been a primary target, but typically behind the SPÖ. In comparison, the share of attacks against the European Commission is much smaller, but still shows that the EU is no longer“sacrosanct”. Next on the list of targets is the Economic and Corruption Prosecution Office(WKStA), a special office within the public prosecutor’s office that deals with cases of economic crime and corruption. In recent years, as mentioned above, several high-ranking(former) ÖVP politicians and people close to the inner circle of the party have been suspects or even defendants in corruption cases. The transformation of the mainstream right and its impact on(social) democracy 73