Liberal Party, expected vote rate of 29%… Estimated 56 out of 183 seats in the House of Representatives
It is impossible to form a separate government… The composition of the coalition cabinet is also skeptical.
There was no reversal in the predicted far-right storm. In the general election for Austria’s 28th National Assembly (House of Representatives) held on the 29th (local time), the far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), a political party founded by Nazi (National Socialist Workers’ Party) affiliates, was ranked as the largest party and is expected to create a sensation. .
According to the exit polls of the general election, which ended with a voter turnout of 78%, according to foreign news outlets such as Politico, Deutsche Welle (DW), and Le Figaro, the Liberal Party ranked first with 28.8% of the votes.
After that, the vote percentage ranking was as follows: ▲center-right Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) 26.3% ▲center-left Austrian Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) 21.1% ▲centrist New Austrian Freedom Forum (NEOS) 9.2% ▲left-leaning Green Party (GRÜNE) 8.3% ▲ The far-left Austrian Communist Party (KPÖ) was counted at 2.4%, and the center-left Beer Party (BIER) was counted at 2.4%.
The Liberal Party made its predicted lead a reality. It was expected that the party would become the largest party in the National Assembly without any surprises as the results of a public opinion poll released on the 23rd by the European Union (EU) specialized media Uraktiv were consistent.
Support for the Liberal Party was most evident among men aged 35 to 39 among Austria’s 6.3 million voters. The Liberal Party is expected to occupy 56 seats in the 183-seat House of Representatives (92 seats, majority).
After that, the People’s Party (52 seats) and the Social Democratic Party (41 seats) are expected to secure the majority of seats.
“We are ready to form a government with all political parties,” said Liberty Party leader Herbert Kickel. “We are writing history together today.” He declared victory in the election, saying, “It has opened the door to a new era.”
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, a member of the People’s Party, said, “The election results are bittersweet,” and added, “Unfortunately, we did not take first place. “But none of us should blame ourselves,” he said, admitting defeat.
However, even if the Liberal Party becomes the largest party, it will likely be difficult to nominate a prime minister. The Liberal Party has participated in coalitions forming federal and provincial governments in the past, but has never produced a prime minister.
In the current situation where it is impossible to form a single cabinet, the Austrian People’s Party, to which Chancellor Nehammer belongs, has made it clear that it will not form a coalition cabinet with far-right forces.
The People’s Party, which is expected to play a central role in forming the next coalition government, is considering the Social Democratic Party, the Green Party, and the New Austrian Freedom Forum as allies.
Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen, who started his political life in the Social Democratic Party and served as leader of the Green Party, declared last year that he would not approve the appointment of anti-EU or pro-Russian party members to the cabinet, declaring his intention to block the launch of a coalition government between the Liberal Party. There is a bar. The President of Austria has the power to approve the appointment of Chancellor, Deputy Chancellor, and Ministers.
Immigration, asylum, economic recession, and the war in Ukraine emerged as major issues in this election. The Liberal Party promised voters that it would restore security, prosperity and peace by building an ‘Austrian fortress’.
The Liberty Party was founded by former Nazis in the 1950s. Some Liberal Party candidates were observed singing Nazi SS (Schutzstaffel) songs before the election.
The far-right movement in Austria also appeared in the European Parliament elections last June. The Liberal Party achieved a new victory with 25.4% of the vote at the time, over the People’s Party (24.5%), the largest party, and the Social Democratic Party (23.2%), the second largest party.
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