Opposition leader urges Austrians to vote for Social Democrats party Opposition leader Pamela Rendi-Wagner urges Austrians to vote for her Social Democrats party, hitting out at the former ruling coalition for 'driving our country into the greatest crisis in the history of the the second republic'. Former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz looks set to win Sunday's snap elections despite the corruption scandal that brought down his previous coalition with Austria's far-right FPOe party in May. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES