In Austria, the FPÖ party has campaigned against anti-Russian sanctions, Covid-19 lockdowns, and mass immigration. On the other hand, the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) did manage to hang on to the regional parliament in Austria’s southern state of Carinthia, but the country’s high-flying FPÖ opposition party gained ground as its popularity continued to rise in Sunday’s election.

SPÖ secured 38.9 percent of the vote, down 9 percentage points from the 2018 election, while the anti-immigration FPÖ increased its vote share by 1.6 percent to 24.6 percent.

It’s the second time this year FPÖ has enjoyed electoral success in regional elections after increasing its vote count by 9 percentage points to secure 24.2 percent of the vote in the Lower Austria state election held in January.

The conservatives also stormed to second place in the Tyrol state election held in September last year, with the party getting 18.6 percent of the vote, up 3.3 percent. 

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