The son of Russian emigrants won the presidential election in Austria

The President of Austria is elected for a term of 6 years.

The President of Austria was the son of Russian immigrants, an independent candidate, the former leader of the green party Alexander van der Bellen.

Father van der Bellen, a native of Pskov, went to Estonia after the October revolution, where he met the future mother of the current candidate for the presidency of Austria. After the annexation of Estonia by the Soviet Union in 1940 van der Bellini emigrated to Austria. And there was born the new President of the country.

According to the publication, voter turnout in Austria was 72.7%.

Earlier it was reported that the opponents of van der Bellen – right radical politician Norbert Hofer conceded defeat in the election.

Note that Austria is a Federal state, whose head is the President, but the Executive power is centralized in the hands of the Prime Minister. The President of Austria is elected for a term of 6 years.

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