Van der Bellen wins first spherical – Muricas News

Based on exit polls printed by Der Commonplace, incumbent Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen wins the primary spherical of presidential elections.

Based on the supply, the 78-year-old chief of the Greens, Van der Bellen, is gaining about 54% of the vote, such a outcome will permit him to be re-elected to the presidency with no second spherical.

In second place is Walter Rosenkranz, chief of the far-right Freedom Celebration, with solely 18% of the vote.

The presidential elections have been held in Austria on Sunday, October 9, the polling stations are already closed.

Elections for the President of Austria happen each six years with the best to re-election for yet another time period.

Beforehand, the media famous that the Austrians see Van der Bellen as a dependable chief, and this was the main focus of his election marketing campaign. Throughout his presidency, there was a coronavirus pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which led to a rise in power costs, and home political instability.