The far right is expected to lead the legislative elections to be held on Sunday, September 29 in Austria, heading, if this result is confirmed, towards a historic victory. According to projections published at the end of the vote by public television ÖRF, Herbert Kickl’s Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) would obtain 29.1% of the votes, compared to 26.2% for the conservative People’s Party (ÖVP). ) led by Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer.
These first estimates are based on the recount of a portion of mail-in votes and votes counted in offices that previously closed.
In a context of the rise of radical parties in Europe, this formation founded by former Nazis could obtain even better results than the polls had predicted. “I have a good feeling. The atmosphere is positive and I believe that we will transform the test at the polls”Herbert Kickl previously stated after voting in Purkersdorf, near Vienna.
status quo or “five good years, that’s the question”he said, repeating his campaign slogan. This first place for the extreme right represents an earthquake in the Alpine country, because although it has already tasted power, it has never ended up at the top of a national election.
