Austrians vote in a general election on Sunday, with the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) potentially topping the polls for the first time. Led by Herbert Kickl, the FPÖ narrowly leads the ruling conservatives in opinion polls, with the Social Democrats in third. Despite a possible first-place finish, no party is expected to secure an outright majority, complicating coalition-building. The FPÖ has capitalized on concerns about migration, inflation, the Ukraine war, and COVID-19 handling, polling around 27%. Kickl’s use of the term “Volkskanzler,” linked to Hitler, has alarmed some Austrians, recalling the FPÖ’s Nazi origins.