According to unofficial first results in the general elections in Austria, the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) has taken the first place with a vote percentage of 29.1. For the first time since World War II, the far-right party leads an election in the country. The exit poll shared by the public broadcaster ORF indicated that 40% of the votes have been counted with a turnout rate of 78.1%. The far-right FPÖ, which has been consistently leading in public opinion polls since the announcement of the election date, is ahead with 29.1% of the votes. The center-right Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), the major partner in power, is in second place with 26.3%, while the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) is in third place with 20.6%. The smaller partners in power, the Green Party, has received 8.8% of the votes, and the liberal New Austria Party (NEOS) has received 9%. With these results, the far-right party is leading an election in the country for the first time since World War II. Therefore, the national assembly will include representatives from FPÖ, ÖVP, SPÖ, NEOS, and the Green Party.
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