Austria election live: far-right Freedom party got most votes, first projections show | Austria




Far right got most votes in Austria's election, first projections show

The far right got the most votes in today’s election, according to first projections.

Far-right Freedom party (FPÖ): 29.1%

Centre-right Austrian People’s party (ÖVP): 26.2%

Social Democratic party (SPÖ): 20.4%

NEOS-New Austria: 8.8%

Greens: 8.6%

First projections in Austria’s election
First projections in Austria’s election Photograph: ORF
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And here are the latest ORF projections.

Updated Austrian election projections Photograph: ORF
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Freedom party members celebrated early projections today.

Members of the Freedom party of Austria celebrate early voting results during parliamentary elections in Vienna, Austria, 29 September 2024. Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA
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Deborah Cole
Deborah Cole

Preliminary results showed Austria’s far-right Freedom party (FPÖ) winning the most votes in a general election for the first time in the postwar period as it rode a tide of public anger over migration and the cost of living.

“Austrians made history tonight,” FPÖ general secretary Michael Schnedlitz told public broadcaster ORF at his party’s election night celebration. “You can clearly see that change has come.”

The ÖVP tried to put a brave face on the result, which will send shockwaves through Europe. “We didn’t manage to get first place, but we made up a lot of lost ground in recent weeks,” its general secretary, Christian Stocker, said. “Governing means confronting tough realities and we’ve done that in the last years.”

(L-R) Secretary general of the Austria People’s party Christian Stocker, party whip August Wöginger, Austrian minister for European and international affairs Alexander Schallenberg react to initial results in Austrian parliamentary elections on September 29, 2024 in Vienna, Austria. Photograph: Christian Bruna/Getty Images
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And here are updated projections, from ORF.

Updated projections, Austrian election Photograph: ORF
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A member of the European parliament from Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party has also congratulated Austria’s far-right Freedom party.

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Far-right figures from Spain and Belgium have welcomed the projected results in Austria.

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Far-right Freedom party at 29%: updated projection

Here is an updated projection from ORF.

The far-right Freedom party is at 29%.

Updated Austrian election projection Photograph: ORF
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Alice Weidel of the German far-right party Alternative für Deutschland has congratulated the Freedom party.

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The far-right Freedom party is celebrating the first projections, which show the party got the most votes in today’s election in Austria.

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Here are the latest images from Vienna.

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, Susanne Raab, Austrian Federal Minister for Women, Family, Youth and Integration and Martin Kocher, Austrian Minister of Digital and Economic Affairs look on, after first exit polls of the general election, in Vienna, Austria September 29, 2024. Photograph: Lisa Leutner/Reuters
Supporters of Social Democrats react to the first exit polls during the general election, in Vienna, Austria September 29, 2024. Photograph: Elisabeth Mandl/Reuters
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Posted: 2024-09-29 17:41:24

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