Published: September 30th, 2024,
Last updated: October 1st, 2024

The right-wing FPÖ is the strongest political force in Austria for the first time. According to projections, the right-wing populists achieved their best result ever in the parliamentary elections with 29.2 percent. This is an increase of 13 percentage points compared to 2019. The conservative chancellor’s party ÖVP achieved 26.2 percent – a drop of 11.2 points, according to data from the Foresight Institute on behalf of ORF. The social democratic SPÖ fell to a record low of 21 percent (minus 0.2 points).