AUSTRIA-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

Andreas Babler, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPOe) casts his vote in the plenary of the Austrian Parliament in Vienna on October 24, 2024, as the parliament meets for the first time after the National Council elections. Austria's president tasked conservative leader Karl Nehammer with trying to form a government with the Social Democrats, saying the far right was unable to "find a coalition partner" following its historic election win. The far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) topped September 29 national polls for the first time, winning 28.8 percent of the vote, ahead of the ruling conservative People's Party (OeVP) with 26.3 percent. (Photo by Alex HALADA / AFP) (Photo by ALEX HALADA/AFP via Getty Images)