FILE: Social Democrats (SPOe) Christian Kern The Social Democrats (SPOe) of Austria's Chancellor Christian Kern, 51, are battling for second place against the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) led by Heinz-Christian Strache in snap general elections this Sunday, which polls suggest Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, 31, and his centre-right People's Party (OeVP) will win. Chancellor Christian Kern, 51, whose business acumen gave the SPOe hope when he took over last May, has suffered a string of mishaps, scandals and resignations. FILE IMAGES of Christian Kern