The ecologist Alexander van der Belen, winner of the presidential elections in Austria
The ecologist Alexander van der Belen, winner of the presidential elections in Austria
New Federal President of Austria for the next six years is the 72 year old Alexander Van der Belen, who as a candidate of the Greens, in a battle "neck and neck" in every sense of the word, eventually emerged as the winner of yesterday, the second round of the Austrian presidential elections, beating against his opponent, the 45-year candidate right-wing nationalist Party of Free and until now the deputy of Norbert Hofer.
According to the official final result which then and count the letters of votes expected anxiously and was completed in the afternoon, Alexander Van der Belen, announced a short while ago in Vienna by the Austrian Interior Minister, Wolfgang Sompotka, gathered in the second round of presidential election rate 50.3%, versus 49.7% of his opponent, who a little earlier before the announcement of official results, admitted to Facebook defeat.
In absolute numbers Alexander Van der Belen garnered 2,254,484 votes against 2,223,458 of challenger Norbert Hofer, the difference between them reaches only 30,000.
The turnout in yesterday's second round of presidential elections was 72.7%.
Alexander Van der Belen will be sworn in on July 8 new Federal President of Austria, assuming his new duties as the successor of twelve years federal president of the country, Heinz Fischer.
New Federal President of Austria for the next six years is the 72 year old Alexander Van der Belen, who as a candidate of the Greens, in a battle "neck and neck" in every sense of the word, eventually emerged as the winner of yesterday, the second round of the Austrian presidential elections, beating against his opponent, the 45-year candidate right-wing nationalist Party of Free and until now the deputy of Norbert Hofer.
According to the official final result which then and count the letters of votes expected anxiously and was completed in the afternoon, Alexander Van der Belen, announced a short while ago in Vienna by the Austrian Interior Minister, Wolfgang Sompotka, gathered in the second round of presidential election rate 50.3%, versus 49.7% of his opponent, who a little earlier before the announcement of official results, admitted to Facebook defeat.
In absolute numbers Alexander Van der Belen garnered 2,254,484 votes against 2,223,458 of challenger Norbert Hofer, the difference between them reaches only 30,000.
The turnout in yesterday's second round of presidential elections was 72.7%.
Alexander Van der Belen will be sworn in on July 8 new Federal President of Austria, assuming his new duties as the successor of twelve years federal president of the country, Heinz Fischer.
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