Exit polls: Sebastian Kurz's party leads in Austria's election.

Polling stations in Austria were held where extraordinary parliamentary elections were held today. Almost 6.4 million citizens had the opportunity to choose a new convocation of the authorities.

According to the results of the exit polls, the Austrian People's Party (OVP), led by the current Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, should take the victory in today's elections. The OVP platform was based on plans to reduce the influx of immigration and workers from the poorer eastern European countries.

According to the first projections, Kurz's party won 30.2 percent of the vote, the Freedom Party (FPO) 26.8 percent, and the Social Democratic Party (SPO) 26.8 percent.We recall that Austrian political parties were forced to schedule early elections after the OVP invited the government to hold early elections.

The coalition government broke up in May when the current Foreign Minister of Austria Sebastian Kurz came to the forefront of the OVP, and early elections were called after the SPO and OVP were no longer able to agree on the continuation of the country's governance for many years .

At the parliamentary elections, a total of ten parties were nominated on the whole of Austria, of which only six had the chance to enter parliament. The Austrian Ministry of Interior will announce preliminary results after 19:30.

• 15 Oct, 2017
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