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.