Right wing party wins elections in Austria

The ruling Austrian People’s Party is currently in second place with 26.3%

Freedom Party of Austria, which opposes unilateral anti-Russian sanctions, has taken first place in the parliamentary elections with 28.8% of the vote, according to the ORF TV channel.

The ruling Austrian People’s Party is currently in second place with 26.3%. The Social Democratic Party of Austria is in third place for the first time in its history with 21.1%.

The New Austria – Liberal Forum is in fourth place with 9.2% of the vote. The Greens, who are part of the current coalition government, are in fifth place with 8.3% of the vote.

The Freedom Party of Austria deputies have a chance to take 56 seats in the 183-seat parliament, while the Austrian People’s Party will get 52 seats, which is 19 fewer than in the previous convocation.

The Social Democrats will get 41 mandates, New Austria – Liberal Forum and the Greens – 18 and 16 respectively.