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Austria’s president likely to be re-elected as ‘safe’ choice

People walk past an election campaign poster of current federal president Alexander Van der Bellen in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Austrian voters will head to the polls Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in the first round of the country's presidential election. (AP Photo/Theresa Wey)

FILE - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen arrives for a statement about the political situation in the country at his residence the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File)

Election campaign posters of presidential candidate Walter Rosenkranz displayed on a street in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Austrian voters will head to the polls Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in the first round of the country's presidential election. (AP Photo/Theresa Wey)

FILE - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen addresses the media during a joint press conference with the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, in Vienna, Austria, April 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Theresa Wey, File)

Austria’s president likely to be re-elected as ‘safe’ choice