Austria's far-right partly likely won general election
An exit poll following Sunday's vote by broadcaster ORF showed Austria's Freedom Party leading with 29.1% compared to 26.2% for Chancellor Karl Nehammer's Austrian People's Party and 20.4% for the centre-left Social Democrats.Herbert Kickl, head of the Freedom Party may struggle to put together a governing coalition.Ahead of the vote, the Freedom Party was narrowly leading polls after a campaign focused on immigration, inflation and war in Ukraine. The Freedom Party leader has called European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen a "warmonger" and opposes sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.
An exit poll following Sunday's vote by broadcaster ORF showed Austria's Freedom Party leading with 29.1% compared to 26.2% for Chancellor Karl Nehammer's Austrian People's Party and 20.4% for the centre-left Social Democrats.
Herbert Kickl, head of the Freedom Party may struggle to put together a governing coalition.
Ahead of the vote, the Freedom Party was narrowly leading polls after a campaign focused on immigration, inflation and war in Ukraine. The Freedom Party leader has called European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen a "warmonger" and opposes sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.
