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Freedom Party of Austria Wins Parliamentary Elections With 29.2%, May Get 58 Mandates

© AP Photo / Heinz-Peter BaderHead of the Freedom Party (FPOE) Herbert Kickl arrives for a final election campaign event at St. Stephen's square in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, ahead of the country's national election.
Head of the Freedom Party (FPOE) Herbert Kickl arrives for a final election campaign event at St. Stephen's square in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, ahead of the country's national election. - Sputnik International, 1920, 29.09.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Austrian Interior Ministry published the preliminary results of the parliamentary elections, saying that the Freedom Party of Austria" (FPO) has won them with 29.2% of the votes.
According to the results published on the ministry's website, FPO may receive 58 mandates.
The Austrian People's Party of the incumbent Chancellor Karl Nehammer took second place with 26.5% of the votes and may receive 52 mandates. In third place is the Social Democratic Party of Austria with 21% of the votes, it may receive 41 mandates.
On Sunday, elections to the National Council (lower house of parliament) of the republic were held all over Austria. The last polling station closed at 17:00 (15:00 GMT).
People attend the final electoral rally of Herbert Kickl, leader of the Freedom Party of Austria on Sept. 27, 2024, ahead of the country's national election. - Sputnik International, 1920, 29.09.2024
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