In historic first, Putin-friendly far-right Freedom Party wins Austria elections
Sunday, 29 September 2024 () Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO), under Herbert Kickl's leadership, has won the general election with 29.1% of the vote. The FPO outpaced Chancellor Karl Nehammer's Austrian People's Party (OVP). The party's focus on immigration and economic issues tapped into public frustration over inflation, the Ukraine war, and migration concerns. Kickl needs a coalition partner to govern.
Exit polls indicate Austria's far-right party has won historic first national election after tapping into voters' fears of immigration and the Ukraine war.
The Freedom Party is set to win a national election for the first time in its history as it taps into voters' anxieties about immigration, inflation and the war in Ukraine.
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