Explainer-Austria's far-right Freedom Party wins election, but will it govern?


Head of Freedom Party (FPOe) Herbert Kickl speaks during a television debate, after the first exit polls during the general election, in Vienna, Austria, September 29, 2024. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

VIENNA (Reuters) - The far-right Freedom Party (FPO) led by Herbert Kickl won Austria's parliamentary election on Sunday, initial projections showed, potentially putting it in pole position to form a government for the first time in postwar history.

Projections show the FPO in first place but far from having an absolute majority, meaning it will need to find a coalition partner in parliament to form a stable government, if President Alexander Van der Bellen asks it to.

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