Austria’s snap election results The conservative People’s Party, led by Sebastian Kurz, has won 61 seats in Austria’s 183-seat National Council. Short of a majority, Kurz is likely to form a coalition with the far-right, anti-immigration Freedom Party Sebastian Kurz ÖVP (top) Christian Kern SPÖ (centre) Heinz-Christian Strache FPÖ (below) Result with 85% of votes counted. 800,000 absentee ballots due to be tallied by mid-week ÖVP Austrian People’s Party 31.6% 61 seats SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 26.9% 53 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 26.0% 52 NEOS The New Austria and Liberal Forum 5.1% 9 Peter Pilz’s List 4.4% 8 Greens 3.9% 0 Source: Österreichischer Rundfunk Pictures: Associated Press