Van der Bellen wins direct re-election as President of Austria

MADRID, 9 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The president of Austria, Alexander van der Bellen, has obtained more than 55 percent of the votes in the elections held this Sunday, according to projections made on the real vote, for which he obtains direct re-election as head of state.

The projection of ORF-SORA thus points to the re-election of Van der Bellen for a second term and has already received the congratulations of his rivals and the entire political spectrum.

"Now we have to look forward together and concentrate without further delay on the important issues. Whether you voted for me or for another candidate, I will work for all Austrians and for all those who live in Austria with the best of me," he said. Van del Bellen after the vote, according to the public broadcaster ÖRF.

Van der Bellen presented himself as an independent candidate, although he has the support of all the parliamentary parties in Austria, except for the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), which has garnered 17.9 percent of the vote with its candidate, Walter Rosenkranz. . With these data, a second round between the two most voted candidates is avoided.

"I hope of course that it ends well, that we already have clarity today," said the 78-year-old president, casting his vote in Vienna. In his opinion, a second round would simply mean waiting another four weeks to obtain the desired result.

Later, Van der Bellen resumed his institutional role to thank "everyone who today exercised their democratic right to vote" at this "festival of democracy".