Revoked the second round of presidential elections in Austria – Television Republic

The Austrian Constitutional Court declared that the second round of presidential elections is invalid. According to the judgment in the country will be repeated the second round of presidential elections. In the elections won by Alexander Van der Bellen associated with the Green party and the right-wing FPOe, whose candidate lost, he appealed against the result. Austrian head of the Interior Ministry has already announced that the rerun of the second round of elections will be held in the autumn

Before the election, one of the most serious candidates for the office of President Norbert Hofer, 45- year-old politician, a member of the Austrian parliament on behalf of the Freedom Party. Hofer carries a weapon because, as explained afraid of immigrants. Policies advocated leaving the European Union by Austria and the completion of payment of social benefits for foreigners living in Austria. His strong support experts explained the problems of Austria with refugees, whom 90,000 arrived only in the last year.

The controversial results of the second round of elections

Almost immediately after the announcement of the results of the second round of presidential elections, the Austrians they were divided. Some politicians and right-wing media on has found the unexpected winning Alexander Van der Bellen electoral fraud.

None of the candidates fighting in the second round of elections was not a coalition of Social Democrats and People’s Party, and so far the presidents were recruited only these two groups. But when the candidates of these parties – Social Democrat Rudolf Hundstorfer and member of the People’s Party Andreas Kohl – remained in the first round without a chance for the presidency, voters divided between the candidate of the right and supported by the Greens Alexander Van der Bellen.

Initially, the candidate of the Austrian Freedom Party had 51.9 percent. votes, and Alexander Van der Bellen Greens 48.1 percent. However, after conversion of all votes won the election the candidate of the Greens ratio of 50.3 percent of votes to 49.7. Read more

Almost immediately after the announcement of the official results of the second round of the presidential election FPOe appealed presented the results.

Irregularities in the election commissions?

Part of the right-wing media and politicians did not believe in the specified final result. According to calculations Hofer lost because of only about 31,000 votes, which as fueled information portals means that even a small error or fraud could decide who will be the next president of Austria.

gave part of the media, in several election commission discovered that after counting of votes attendance seriously exceeded 100%.

President of Austria

in the Austrian system cabinet, the president plays a largely representative role, but its mandate is so strong, that comes from the general election. The results of voting in the presidential election may also have an impact on the parliamentary elections in 2018.

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