An exhibition advertisement on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of former Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph is seen between presidential election campaign posters of Alexander Van der Bellen (L), and of Norbert Hofer (R) Austria, September 11, 2016. (Source: REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader) An exhibition advertisement on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of former Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph is seen between presidential election campaign posters of Alexander Van der Bellen (L), and of Norbert Hofer (R) Austria, September 11, 2016. (Source: REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader)The re-run of Austria’s presidential election on October 2 needs to be postponed because of problems with glue on postal votes not sticking, the interior minister said Monday. “We are going to request that parliament approves a postponement of the election,” Wolfgang Sobotka told reporters. That vote, a run-off after the first round in April, saw independent ecologist Alexander Van der Bellen narrowly beat Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party (FPOe) by just 31,000 votes.

Source: Indian Express September 12, 2016 10:07 UTC