Social Democrats can still cheer, despite electoral defeat. In party of Red in Vienna applauding downright frenetic applause, when third extrapolation of election in evening prophesied comrades that y would still land in second place in Austrian parliamentary elections – first predictions y had immediately after Closure of polling stations with worst result of ir history behind right-wing populist fpoe seen. The statistical catching-up was like a last encouragement. The beaten chairman and Chancellor Christian Kern found fighting words in front of his enthusiastic followers as if he had just won a victory.
Indeed, Social Democrats do not have slightest reason to rejoice. First of all, provisional final result without absenteeism sees FPÖ again in front. and second, as leading ruling party, y have been voted off, chancellery is playful, at least five opposition years are likely to appear, and party is more than ever setback into an urban, leftist liberal and traditional, Structure conservative wing split.
A tectonic shiftStill a sad record, comrades have booked: Christian Kern is head of Government with shortest term in history of Republic. Obviously, however, after a completely derailed election campaign, fears of suffering a debacle were so great that it almost did not fall into weight of red people when country suffered a huge landslide and with former Foreign minister Sebastian Kurz, a 31-year-old head of government, who pursues a decidedly conservative agenda.
The election outcome, however, means more than just a change at top of government: A tectonic shift has occurred in Austria. The left-wing political camp was decimated, as Greens also lost nearly nine per cent after a party split, and after current state of four-percent hurdle failed and will fly out of Parliament – this will only after counting of all Letter votes on Thursday.
A splintered leftThis is all more astonishing when a colourful alliance of greens, liberals and left-wing forces succeeded last year in carrying former Green party chief Alexander Van des Barken with almost 54 percent of votes in office of Head of State. The inferior liberal Norbert Hofer still lamented defeat at every opportunity in this election campaign. But ten months later, van--bark coalition has been smashed, and right-wing conservative, black-blue camp has recaptured political hegemony with nearly 58 percent.
In Austria, re is probably a cooperation between People's party, which has briefly transformed into its personal fan club, and Liberals. In ory, a continuation of existing red-black coalition would be possible under reverse signs, but in course of bitter electoral campaign it became increasingly clear that traditional government partners have become weary. In some TV confrontations of two top candidates, an almost physical mutual rejection became apparent.
Date Of Update: 16 October 2017, 12:02
