Of the five parties represented in the Austrian Parliament, only the far-right Freedom Party opted to run a candidate against him - its former parliamentary leader Walter Rosenkranz, a lawyer.
The sun could shine for around six hours each day during your visit this month. The nights will still feel a bit chilly, though and can drop to 6C in April. The Greens, the Social Democrats and the liberal Neos have endorsed him, and the conservative People’s Party declined to field a challenger. On milder days, the weather in Vienna in April can peak at 15C. He has the implicit or explicit backing of most major parties in Austria, which is partly why his reelection is so likely. Van der Bellen, who previously belonged to The Greens but is running as an independent, is one of seven candidates vying for the presidency. The main question is whether his victory will come when the country holds the first round of its presidential election on Sunday or if the election will go to a second-round runoff.Ĭampaign posters in recent weeks featured the incumbent occupant of Vienna’s Hofburg presidential palace with a red-white-red background - representing the colors of the Austrian flag - and the slogan “The Safe Choice in Stormy Times.” Voters are widely expected to hand Van der Bellen a second term. VIENNA (AP) - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, who held office through a period of domestic political instability, a global pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine, has campaigned for reelection by pitching himself as the stable option in unstable times.
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