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Austria election exit poll: First projections give Conservative Sebastian Kurz victory with gains for far-right Austria election exit poll: First projections give Conservative Sebastian Kurz victory with gains for far-right
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Early projections after the close of voting in Austria's legislative election give victory to the party of Conservative foreign minister Sebastian Kurz, which would make him the youngest leader in the world. Austria's far-right is on course to take a place in the country's government after a strong showing in Sunday's parliamentary elections.
The country's main conservative party, led by current foreign minister Sebastian Kurz, topped the poll with over 30 per cent of the vote but are expected to seek a coalition with the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), which is posting one of its strongest showing on record.
Austrian politics appears to have shifted strongly to the right, with early projections showing the conservative OVP up nearly eight per cent and the far-right FPO up around five per cent.Austrian politics appears to have shifted strongly to the right, with early projections showing the conservative OVP up nearly eight per cent and the far-right FPO up around five per cent.
Despite being in the lead on around 30 per cent, Mr Kurz's People's Party is well short of a majority and is expected to seek an alliance with the far-right. The social-democratic SPO, which has also not ruled out an alliance with the far-right, seems to have narrowly clinched second place with around 27 per cent of the vote – narrowly ahead of the far-right. The FPO is likely to be a king-maker in the election, choosing between the two first-placed parties.
The People's Party's current coalition power, the Social Democrats, are on 26.3 per cent, neck and neck with the far-right Freedom Party on 26.8 per cent, according to a projection by pollster Sora shortly after polls closed.
The poll, based on an early count of 42 per cent of non-postal ballots, had a margin of error of 2.4 percentage points.
According to projections the Greens have failed to reach the four per cent threshold to enter the parliament, meaning they will get zero MPs – despite one of their members, Alexander Van der Bellen, being elected president in a vote last year.According to projections the Greens have failed to reach the four per cent threshold to enter the parliament, meaning they will get zero MPs – despite one of their members, Alexander Van der Bellen, being elected president in a vote last year.
Final results are not expected until later in the week, though provisional results are expected to begin rolling in now the polls are closed.  Final results are not expected until later in the week, though provisional results have been rolling in since polls closed on Sunday evening.
The People's and Freedom parties have called for tightening Austria's borders and quick deportations for rejected asylum seekers.  Both the OVP and FPO  have called for tightening Austria's borders and quick deportations for rejected asylum seekers. 
But the social democrats (SPO) have not ruled out trying to form a coalition with the far-right FPO, making the anti-immigration and anti-Islam party a potential kingmaker.