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Austrian set to become Europe's youngest leader

China Daily | Updated: 2017-10-17 07:37

VIENNA - At age 31, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz is poised to become the first millennial to lead a European country following his party's victory in a national election on Sunday.

While no party won a majority, the telegenic Kurz is most likely to be sworn in as Austria's next chancellor - and Europe's youngest leader - after the tough coalition government negotiations that lie ahead.

Near-final results from Sunday's balloting put his People's Party comfortably in first place, with 31.4 percent of the vote. The right-wing Freedom Party came in second with 27.4 percent. The center-left Social Democratic Party of Austria, which now governs in coalition with People's Party, got 26.7 percent.

Austrian set to become Europe's youngest leader

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