Electoral and political intelligence
2026-04-26
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Austria After Kickl: The FPO First Place and the 2026 Coalition Bet
Herbert Kickl's FPO took 28.85 percent on September 29, 2024, the party's first national win. After a failed center triangle and a presidential reversal, an FPO-OVP cabinet under Kickl is the working scenario, anchored by migration, OMV's Russian gas exit, and Patriots for Europe.
The Nationalratswahl of September 29, 2024 delivered the FPO its first ever first place at federal level, at 28.85 percent (Bundesministerium fur Inneres), with the OVP at 26.30, SPO at 21.14, Neos at 9.14, and Greens at 8.24. Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen initially withheld the formation mandate from Herbert Kickl, citing de...