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Norbert Hofer (R) of far-right Freedom Party and Independent candidate Alexander Van der Bellen (L), supported by the Green Party, attend a TV interview on the Austrian presidential run-off in Vienna, 22 May 2016. EPA/BGNES
The outcome of Sunday’s presidential elections in Austria looks is set to be determined by the postal votes which are still being counted on Monday morning.
With all direct ballots tallied, right-winger Norbert Hofer from the populist Freedom Party is the frontrunner with 51.9% of the vote, according to data from Austria’s interior ministry.
Former Green Party leader Alexander Van der Bellen running as an independent has won 48.1%.
However, final projections that include 740,000 postal ballots that were cast put each at 50%, according to the public broadcaster ORF.
Voter turnout was 71.8%, up on the first round of the presidential election last month.
If Hofer keeps his lead after votes by post are included, it will be the first case of a far-right head of state elected in the European Union since the end of World War Two.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) in Bulgaria has confirmed that a total of 6,575,151 citizens are eligible to vote in the upcoming elections on April 19
TikTok has removed 34 accounts linked to what it described as coordinated inauthentic activity connected to Bulgaria’s upcoming parliamentary elections
A mayor in northwestern Bulgaria is under scrutiny after allegedly distributing social benefits alongside a political party’s election materials
NEW POLL: HUNGARIANS UNITED ON NEED FOR A ‘DIFFERENT’ RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EU, BUT DIVERGENCES REMAIN ON UKRAINE
A new survey by the “Sova Harris” agency indicates that six political formations would enter the next Bulgarian National Assembly, based on data collected between April 2 and 6 among 800 respondents through standardized face-to-face interviews
A 53-year-old man with a criminal record has been detained in Bulgaria during a targeted police operation against vote buying, carried out in the village of Brestnitsa in the Lovech region
NEW POLL: HUNGARIANS UNITED ON NEED FOR A ‘DIFFERENT’ RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EU, BUT DIVERGENCES REMAIN ON UKRAINE
A group of Members of the European Parliament has raised concerns over the potential leakage of confidential EU information to Russia, urging stronger safeguards within the European Parliament
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has carried out a series of coordinated investigative actions across several countries, including Bulgaria and Romania, as part of a probe into suspected large-scale fraud involving EU funds
The caretaker government has approved a decision endorsing the Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Mercosur bloc
US Vice President JD Vance launched a sharp attack on the European Union during a visit to Budapest, accusing Brussels of interfering in Hungary’s election just days before a closely contested vote that could reshape the country’s political landscape
Fuel prices in Germany have recently reached new highs, with diesel briefly exceeding 2.40 euros per litre during the Easter holiday period before easing slightly afterward
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