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| Are you voting in Austria's presidential elections? | |
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| Austrians will vote in a rerun of the country’s presidential elections this Sunday, in a race between the far-right candidate Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party and Alexander Van der Bellen, the former head of the Austrian Green party. | Austrians will vote in a rerun of the country’s presidential elections this Sunday, in a race between the far-right candidate Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party and Alexander Van der Bellen, the former head of the Austrian Green party. |
| Hofer lost by the narrowest of margins in May – just 31,000 votes – to Van der Bellen but a recount, backed by Hofer’s party, found counting irregularities and the vote was annulled. A further hiccup – the adhesive seals on the postal votes was found to be faulty – delayed the rerun by two months. | Hofer lost by the narrowest of margins in May – just 31,000 votes – to Van der Bellen but a recount, backed by Hofer’s party, found counting irregularities and the vote was annulled. A further hiccup – the adhesive seals on the postal votes was found to be faulty – delayed the rerun by two months. |
| While the role of president is largely ceremonial, analysts say that if Hofer wins it could bring about early parliamentary elections. | While the role of president is largely ceremonial, analysts say that if Hofer wins it could bring about early parliamentary elections. |
| If you’re voting in the presidential elections this weekend, we’d like you to share your thoughts and hopes with us. You can fill in the form below and we’ll use a selection of responses in our reporting. | If you’re voting in the presidential elections this weekend, we’d like you to share your thoughts and hopes with us. You can fill in the form below and we’ll use a selection of responses in our reporting. |