Austrians will vote in a rerun of the country’s presidential elections this Sunday, in a race between the far-right candidate Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party and Alexander Van der Bellen, the former head of the Austrian Green party.
Hofer lost by the narrowest of margins in May – just 31,000 votes – to Van der Bellen but a recount, backed by Hofer’s party, found counting irregularities and the vote was annulled. A further hiccup – the adhesive seals on the postal votes was found to be faulty – delayed the rerun by two months.
While the role of president is largely ceremonial, analysts say that if Hofer wins it could bring about early parliamentary elections.
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