After the collapse of the ÖVP-led coalition government with the FPÖ, the ÖVP performed well in the snap elections held on 29 September 2019, gaining 9 additional seats, while support for the FPÖ dropped sharply, resulting in a loss of 20 seats. The President of Austria accordingly asked ÖVP leader Sebastian Kurz to commence coalition talks to form a new government.
After the collapse of the ÖVP-led coalition government with the FPÖ, the ÖVP performed well in the snap elections held on 29 September 2019 gaining 9 additional seats, while support for the FPÖ dropped sharply, resulting in a loss of 20 seats. The President of Austria accordingly asked ÖVP leader Sebastian Kurz to commence coalition talks to form a new government.