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| Who did you vote for in Austria's presidential elections? | |
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| Austrians rejected far-right presidential candidate Norbert Hofer, instead electing a independent candidate Alexander Van der Bellen who said he would be an “open-minded, liberal-minded and above all a pro-European president”. | Austrians rejected far-right presidential candidate Norbert Hofer, instead electing a independent candidate Alexander Van der Bellen who said he would be an “open-minded, liberal-minded and above all a pro-European president”. |
| 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. |
| Van der Bellen increased his lead over the far-right Freedom party candidate, Norbert Hofer, by a considerable margin from the original vote in May. | Van der Bellen increased his lead over the far-right Freedom party candidate, Norbert Hofer, by a considerable margin from the original vote in May. |
| While the role of president is largely ceremonial, the win is heartening for those worried about the rise of rightwing populist forces across Europe. | While the role of president is largely ceremonial, the win is heartening for those worried about the rise of rightwing populist forces across Europe. |
| Hofer had promised to call a referendum on EU membership if the bloc of states took further steps towards integration, while also stating that he believed thatAustria was better off in the EU. Van der Bellen had run his second campaign on a decisively pro-European ticket, with posters proclaiming that a vote for him meant “no to Öxit”. | Hofer had promised to call a referendum on EU membership if the bloc of states took further steps towards integration, while also stating that he believed thatAustria was better off in the EU. Van der Bellen had run his second campaign on a decisively pro-European ticket, with posters proclaiming that a vote for him meant “no to Öxit”. |
| If you voted in the presidential elections on Sunday, 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 voted in the presidential elections on Sunday, 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. |