In Austria are early parliamentary elections

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В Австрии проходят досрочные выборы парламентаSunday, October 15, in Austria held an early parliamentary election.

The polls to vote in the parliamentary elections opened at six in the morning local time.

Of almost 8,8 million population of the Alpine Republic the right to vote, own 6.4 million citizens. According to opinion polls, the national Council of Austria held 6 of the 16 parties that participate in the campaign.

The main struggle was between the Austrian people’s party, Sebastian Kurz (current foreign Minister), the Social democratic party (Chancellor’s Christian Kern) and the Austrian right populist party of Heinz-Christian strache. Conservatives and right-wing populists has built his campaign on the idea of closing the borders of Austria for refugees.

According to the results of the election will be created the coalition government and was elected Chancellor. Most reliable candidate for this job is called 31-year-old Kurtz. The current head of government and leader of the Social democratic party of Austria (SDHP) Christian Kern predict second place.

In the Parliament, according to opinion polls, should also get right populist Austrian freedom party (fpö), to overcome the four percent barrier can and the Green and liberal party NEOS – “New Austria and liberal forum”.

Voting will continue until 17 PM local time (18:00 on Kiev), and as reported by DW with reference to the dpa, the data of exit polls are expected immediately after the polls closed, official results until Thursday, October 19.

Early elections to the Parliament of Austria are for the year prior to the scheduled time since this summer, a coalition of social Democrats and conservatives (of the SDHP and ANP) collapsed.

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