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Bloomberg
Sebastian Kurz is on track to return as Austria’s chancellor after a historic election victory, but the road to a new government is fraught with hazards.
Austrian voters made his People’s Party and the Greens the clear winners in snap elections triggered by the collapse of his alliance with the nationalist Freedom Party. If the conservative and environmentalist groups can hash out a deal, a coalition would break new ground in Austria and send a signal across Europe.
“This is a great victory for Kurz, but it’s not making it any easier to form a government,†said Thomas Hofer, a political analyst in Vienna. “The People’s Party is projected to have won 37.1 percent of the vote, widening support for the second straight election, according to ORF. Amid surging concerns about global warming, the Greens tripled their share to 14 percent, making them a leading candidate in a coalition.