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In Austria, the conservative Sebastian Kurz is on course to become chancellor after a break of four months. But the question is, with which coalition will he govern the country?
From our special correspondent in Vienna , Anastasia Becchio
The election night, during which Sebastian Kurz and the other party leaders roamed the television sets, did not allow for more clarity. The outgoing chancellor gave no indication of his preference. Because even if the Conservative victory is broader than the polls predicted, it must form a coalition with at least one other party.
On paper, he has three or four possibilities: to reconnect with his previous partners of the FPÖ , but the far right party, credited with 16% is down 10 points, very weakened by the scandal of the Ibizagate , and the embezzlement cases that enamelled the campaign.
A minority government ?
Another poor performance was that of the Social Democrats SPÖ, 21.8%, which makes an alliance with the conservatives unlikely, especially as the leader of the party Pamela Rendi Wagner does not get along well with Sebastian Kurz.
There remains the option of the Greens . The ecologist party is making a big comeback in parliament and achieves an honorable score of 14%. A coalition of this kind already exists in the Tyrol, but unlike the other two cases, it has never been tested nationally. And on several topics, such as the carbon tax or the distribution of refugees in Europe, the views are diametrically opposed.
Finally, Sebastian Kurz could also decide, for lack of a better, to set up a minority government. In short, one thing seems clear today: Austrian politics has not finished with the turbulence.