"I am truly overwhelmed," Kurz told cheering supporters at an election party after polls closed. Then we will see what the result really looks like," Kurz told broadcaster ORF when pressed on what he plans to do. The OVP's current coalition partners, Kern's Social Democrats, were on 26.9 percent, just ahead of the FPO on 26.0 percent. Kurz, named party leader only in May, called an end to the current alliance with the Social Democrats, forcing Sunday's snap election. But it is highly unlikely the Social Democrats would ally with the FPO if the SPO came third.

Source: bd News24 October 16, 2017 04:18 UTC