The right-wing FPÖ party has become the most powerful political force in Austria for the first time. According to expectations, the right-wing populists achieved their best result ever in the parliamentary elections, with a rate of 29.2 percent. This is an increase of 13 percentage points compared to 2019. The Chancellor’s conservative party (ÖVP) achieved 26.2 percent – that is, minus 11.2 points, according to Foresight Institute data on behalf of ORF. The Social Democratic SPÖ fell to a record low of 21 percent (minus 0.2 points).
