31岁的塞巴斯蒂安·库尔兹将担任奥地利总理

Sebastian Kurz, leader of the Austrian People's Party (OVP), has declared victory in Sunday's election.

 

奥地利人民党领导塞巴斯蒂安·库尔兹在周日选举中获胜。
 

 

Kurz, born on Aug. 27 of 1986, is set to become new Austrian Chancellor¹ and the world's youngest head of government.

 

In 2013, the People's Party won 24 percent of the votes and was the second largest party in the National Council, the lower house of the Austrian parliament.

 

Kurz said the outcome represents a "strong mandate² to change the country" and he wished to create a "new culture", and will take on the responsibility with "great humility³".

 

Kurz, who has been Austrian foreign minister four years ago, seems to find the path to sell his conservative party by a new marketing⁴ strategy. By changing the color of his party from traditional back to turquoise⁵, the so called "new OVP" was re-branded. 

 

His party then swung to the right concerning the migrant and integration⁶ issues. In some respects, the ideology⁷ and policies of OVP are barely distinguishable from the right wing populist Freedom Party, local political analysts⁸ have said. 

 

He pushed to close the migration⁹ route through the Balkans, promised a crackdown on illegal immigration and brought the refugee crisis to an end.

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