Austria held a presidential election on April 24. No one got 50%, so there will be a run-off on May 22. See this wikipedia article about the election. The two candidates in the run-off are Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party, and Alexandier Van der Belle of the Green Party. Austria’s President is the head of state, but not head of government, and therefore not the most powerful office-holder.
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Edited By Richard Winger
Van der Belle is a long-time leader of the Greens, but he’s running in this election as a broader-coalition Independent, with the support of his party.
The polls there say it’s a toss up right now. Yet even if Hofer wins, the Austrian presidency will be in the hands of a ‘third’ political party, regardless.