2019 European Parliament election in Austria
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An election was held in Austria on 26 May 2019 to elect the country's 18 members of the European Parliament.[1] The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) gained two seats for a total of seven, while the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and The Greens each lost one.
Quick Facts All 18 Austrian seats to the European Parliament, Turnout ...
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Plurality winner for each district. Red denotes SPÖ received the most votes and cyan denotes ÖVP received the most votes. |
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The election took place nine days after the start of the Ibiza affair, which led to the resignation of Vice-Chancellor and FPÖ leader Heinz-Christian Strache and the collapse of the federal ÖVP–FPÖ government. The European election was seen as a victory for the ÖVP and a defeat for the FPÖ, who were forecasted to perform substantially better.