Austrian Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka has proposed conducting the repeated round of presidential election in the republic on October 2, after far right challenge and the subsequent court ruling
“I can confirm that there is a proposal from the Interior Minister [to hold a re-run on October 2]. But the decision has to be taken by the Federal Government together with the National Assembly. Decision-taking is expected for Friday this week” Karl-Heinz Grundböck, Austrian Interior ministry spokesperson said.
According to the Die Presse newspaper, the government is expected to agree with this proposal. The final decision on the date of Austrian presidential election re-run will be made on Friday.
Austria's Constitutional Court said on Friday that the last presidential elections, held on May 22, would need to be repeated.