Reuters, May 16, 2017 – Austria will hold a snap parliamentary election on October 15, political party leaders said on Tuesday, with the far-right Freedom Party polling strongly in opinion polls.
Austria’s Justice Minister Wolfgang Brandstetter (L) talks with Chancellor Christian Kern during a session of the parliament in Vienna, Austria, May 16, 2017.
Austria’s political parties had to agree on a date after the junior coalition party, the center-right People’s Party, called for a snap poll.
Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz (R) and State Secretary Harald Mahrer attend a session of the parliament in Vienna, Austria May 16, 2017
The date of the poll was agreed on by all parties at a meeting on Tuesday, led by Chancellor Christian Kern, leader of the Social Democrats.
Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz (L) and Chancellor Christian Kern talk during a session of the parliament in Vienna, Austria, May 16, 2017.
