| dc.description.abstract | Peculiarities of 2022 Regular Presidential Elections in Austria
The article deals with the peculiarities of the regular presidential elections in the Republic of Aus-
tria, which took place on October 9, 2022, and ended with the convincing victory of the current presi-
dent, former leader of a green political party, Alexander Van der Bellen, who won more than 50% of
the necessary votes in the first round.
The main reasons for the success of the current president in these presidential elections are in detail
described. Also, the main results, conclusions of prominent domestic and foreign political scientists,
experts who were engaged in researching the presidential elections in Austria were in completely ana-
lyzed.
The specific features of the 2022 presidential elections, which took place on the background of
global world challenges, in particular the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the multipolar attitudes of
the presidential candidates, as well as the various attitudes of the Austrian population, were revealed.
It is the victory of A. Van der Bellen that is important for our country, as he sharply condemns the
full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, seeing in the victory of the Ukrainians also the victory of
European values, peace and freedom.
The re-election for a second term of the oldest president in the history of Austria, A. Van der Bel-
len, means that the Austrian people supported stability in the country, and it also corresponds to the
interests of Ukraine, because the pro-European elected president has repeatedly expressed his support
for the Ukrainian people in the war with the Russian Federation, and also advocates further sanctions
against the Putin regime, calls for decisive action, solidarity and unity of the EU, although earlier until
February 24, 2022, he considered Putin’s Russia a reliable partner for economic, cultural, political cooperation. For Ukraine, which aspires to join the European community, the support of European and
world leaders is very important. | uk_UA |
