The leader of Austria's right-leaning People's Party has declared victory in a national election that puts him on track to become the world's youngest leader.
Austrian foreign minister Sebastian Kurz, 31, claimed the win on Sunday night Oct 15,2017 after projections gave his party a comfortable lead with more than 90 percent of the ballots counted.
He fell well short of a majority, but has not ruled out the possibility of forming a minority government once the final result comes in.
The young leader, dubbed Wunderwuzzi in his home country, which translates to Wonderkid, has pledged to cut benefits for all foreigners in Austria and has vowed to stop the European Union meddling in the country's politics.
Kurz, dubbed the Conservative Macron due to his age and his party reform, said: 'I would of course like to form a stable government. If that cannot be done then there are other options,' adding that he planned to talk to all parties in parliament but would first wait for a count of postal ballots that begins on Monday Oct 16,2017
That count will settle the close race for second place between the Social Democrats and the far-right Freedom Party.
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