Although he received 28.8% of the votes, 13 points more than in the 2019 elections, the government is still not guaranteed.
The extreme right won the legislative elections in Austria and thus achieved a historic victory. Yes ok he got the majority of the votes (28.8%, 13 points more than in the 2019 elections), This result still does not guarantee him coming to power.
In a context of rise of far-right parties in Europe, he Freedom Party (FPÖ), founded by former Nazis, obtained better results than the polls predicted.
The Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), the conservative group that currently governs, led by Chancellor Karl Nehammer, came second with 26.3%.
“Savor this result. Together we made history today. What we have achieved exceeds all my dreams“said the leader of Austria’s far-right, Herbert Kicklto his enthusiastic supporters gathered in Vienna. In any case, the right-wing leader is far from having secured the position of head of government and may even be left out of a coalition cabinet, since no party wants to be associated with his formation.
However, Kickl trusted, before the results were known, that after this “very clear” message from the electorate he would have the support of all the parties in Parliament. The country must “reconnect with the needs of the population,” he assured, adding: “Our hand is stretched out in all directions.”
After the victory of the far right, the political landscape in Austria changes
After five years of an unprecedented alliance of conservatives and environmentalists in power, the advance of the extreme right represents an important change of panorama in Austria, where the FPÖ previously joined the government, but he never led a national vote.
Nehammer, that in recent weeks he achieved close distances with the FPÖacknowledged this Sunday at his party headquarters the disappointment of his militants and promised to “continue fighting for the interests of the people.”
Theres Friesachera 29-year-old researcher interviewed by AFP at the exit of a polling station in Vienna referred to Kickl, the far-right who headed the list that was imposed this Sunday, and considered that “he awakens fear, the FPÖ always agitates and never has nothing constructive to contribute.” At the same time, he recalled that there was chaos and “corruption” every time they were in the Executive.
Source: Ambito
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