Summary
- The Freedom Party of Austria won the general election, marking the first far-right national parliamentary victory since World War II
- Preliminary results showed the Freedom Party with 29.2% of the vote, followed by Chancellor’s party with 26.5%
- Herbert Kickl, leader of the Freedom Party, aims to become chancellor but requires a coalition partner
- The far right tapped into concerns about immigration, inflation, Ukraine war, and COVID-19 pandemic