The far right scores a historic victory in Austria, according to vote projections
match Ultranationalist FPOThe far-right leader achieved this feat by winning parliamentary elections in Austria for the first time this Sunday 29.1% votesahead of the conservative ÖVP, which had 26.3%, according to the first estimates based on actual votes.
extremist party and extreme right increased by thirteen percentage points compared to 2019’s results, with its anti-immigration message and criticism of control measures taken by the current government from conservatives and environmentalists Covid-19 pandemic,
The leader of the outgoing executive Austrian People’s Party (OVP) has been defeated eleven points Since the last election. According to this first calculation, which uses actual votes as a basis, the social democratic SP would be the third force with 20.9% (-0.3).
The liberal Neos (8.8%) and the Greens (8.7%) are also entering parliament. minority partner The Popular Party’s in government, and they lose more than five points.
FPÖ, a party aligned with ultranationalist and far-right groups in Europe Brothers of Italy or Hungarian FideszThus achieving his best electoral result, even surpassing historical leader Jörg Haider in 1999. On that occasion, despite being the second most voted force, the party handed over the leadership of the government to the ÖVP, which was in third place.
On this occasion, Kikal has warned during the campaign that if he wins the elections, he will demand that the responsibility of forming the executive be handed over to him. In principle, other parties have moved forward refusal to form alliance With FPO. This Sunday, Kickel was satisfied with the election projections: “The voters have spoken,” he said, and called on other parties and federal President Alexander van der Bellen to “reconsider” and accept the request for change. Duration.
Despite its probable victory in the elections, the FPGO needs a coalition partner due to all the vote projections They deprive them of the majority to rule aloneThe current Federal Chancellor, Karl Nehmer, of the conservative People’s Party (OVP), has reiterated that he will not govern with the Kikl-led FPÖ, while other formations, including social democrats, environmentalists and liberals, refuse to cooperate with the extremists. President Van der Bellen, who has the power to order the formation of a government, has also reiterated on several occasions his reluctance to give Kikal that mandate.
herbert kickle He is the leader of this party and calls himself so VolkskanzlerThe title “Chancellor of the People” in Spanish, which is used Adolf Hitler in the 1930sFor the first time in its history, the far-right conservatives are leading over the Austrian People’s Party and the Social Democrats (centre-left). However, no party will, a priori, be able to achieve absolute majorityNot even the FPO, which would barely reach 30% of the votes in its most optimistic scenario. Coalitions, difficult at present, will be necessary to govern.
One of the main issues in the campaign has been migration, the situation of which is very close to that promoted by Viktor Orbán in neighboring Hungary. FPO He has come to preach a return to “racial uniformity.”
Among its measures, it proposes deportation of immigrants Those that violate the law reduce or restrict asylum grants and admit fewer immigrants into the economy. Even social benefits for native Austrians were limited.
war in ukraine This is another compelling reason why Austrians are attracted to Kickl’s populism. his Russophile stance Criticizes arms shipments to UkraineAs their counterparts in the Netherlands and Hungary have already done. In fact, Austria and Hungary are the only countries that have not sent arms to Ukraine.
(News with information from EFE)