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Romania's ruling Social Democrats are set to win the parliamentary election with 23% of the vote, despite a strong showing from the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, which garnered 18%. The Liberal party came in third with 14.4%, according to nearly complete results.
Iceland's Social Democrats have taken the lead in a snap election, with key issues including immigration, energy policy, and the economy. The election was called by Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson due to disagreements among the ruling coalition parties. Public support for EU membership has also resurfaced, reaching 45%.
Finland's National Coalition Party (NCP) has agreed to form a four-party coalition government, including the far-right Finns Party, after almost three months of negotiations. The coalition shifts Finnish politics to the right and relegates the Social Democrats to the fringes of Finnish politics. The Finns Party takes a hard-line stance against immigration, while the RKP sees immigration as vital for coping with Finland's ageing population.
Austria's Social Democrats corrected the results of a closely contested leadership election after announcing the wrong winner due to a "technical" error in an Excel spreadsheet. The party declared Hans Peter Doskozil as the new leader, but it was later revealed that Andreas Babler had actually won. The error threatens to further erode trust in the largest federal opposition grouping in Austria, which is gearing up for another federal election. This is not the first time an Excel error has undermined an election.
The Social Democrats (SPÖ) in Austria announced the wrong winner of its party election due to a technical error. Andreas Balber, the mayor of Traiskirchen, was declared the winner with 52.66% of the votes, while Hans Peter Doskozil, the governor of Burgenland, received 46.51% of the votes. Balber has asked the electoral commission to check the votes again for transparency, and if the results are still correct, he will take office. The SPÖ is currently polling behind the far-right Freedom Party, and supporters hoped the election would give the party a bigger outlook in the future.
Austria's Social Democrats announced the wrong winner of their leadership election due to a "technical error by a colleague with an Excel table" during the tabulation of the results. Leftist small-town mayor Andreas Babler won with 53% of the vote, instead of populist governor Hans Peter Doskozil. The mistake was discovered during a recount on Monday. It is unclear whether the election fiasco will thrust the party, currently polling second behind the far-right Freedom Party, into deeper turmoil.
Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats won the state election in Bremen, Germany's smallest state, with projected results putting them in pole position on 29.5%, up 4.6 percentage points from the last election in 2019. The Greens took the worst hit with 11.8%, down 5.6 percentage points, while the liberal Free Democrats scored 5.2%, down 0.7 percentage points. The conservatives came in second place in Bremen on 25.8%, down 0.9 percentage points on their 2019 result.
Outgoing Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has announced her resignation as leader of the Social Democrat party following their defeat in the national election. Marin will continue to serve as a parliamentarian and a new party leader will be elected at the next party congress in September.