Austria's youngest chancellor wins election months after far-right scandal

By the numbers, per initial exit polls:

• Austrian People's Party: 37.1%
• Social Democrats: 21.8%.
• Freedom Party: 16.0%.
• Greens: 14.0%.
• The New Austria and Liberal Forum: 7.8%.

Background: The conservative Austrian People's Party previously had a coalition government with the far-right Freedom Party, until its leader was caught on video attempting to trade public contracts for financial support from a woman purporting to be the niece of a Russian oligarch.

• After the so-called "Ibiza scandal" broke, the Freedom Party joined the Social Democrats in a no-confidence vote that brought down Kurz as chancellor in May.
• The Freedom Party has been widely criticized for promoting nationalist rhetoric that vilifies migrants and Muslims.

• Support for the Freedom Party fell 10% from the last election in 2017.

The big picture: Having failed to win enough seats to govern alone, the Austrian People's Party will now have to form a coalition government. The Freedom Party has reportedly said it will not enter into another alliance with Kurz.

• Kurz may opt for a government with the Greens and Liberals, though there are deep ideological divides between the parties, especially on immigration policy.

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