Haider's former confidant:

Kickl will never repeat this mistake

Political expert Stefan Petzner (center) knew Jörg Haider and also knows Herbert Kickl well.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/APA/HELMUT FOHRINGER, krone.tv, APA/GEORG HOCHMUTH)

FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl does not rely on polls, but is in first place in all available ones. The blue top candidate could even break the magic mark of his predecessor and long-time companion Jörg Haider. The "Krone" spoke to political consultant Stefan Petzner and political scientist Kathrin Stainer-Hämmerle about the similarities and differences between Haider and Kickl.

ÖVP Chancellor Karl Nehammer against SPÖ leader Andreas Babler, against FPÖ top candidate Herbert Kickl. Or just Nehammer against Kickl. Or even just Babler against Kickl, as the SPÖ announced this week. Until now, when people in Austria talked about the chancellor duel, it was not even clear whether the duel was a duel at all, or rather a triell.