Austrian Social Democrats Announce Wrong Leader Due to Technical Error

Austria's Social Democrats corrected the results of a closely contested leadership election after announcing the wrong winner due to a "technical" error in an Excel spreadsheet. The party declared Hans Peter Doskozil as the new leader, but it was later revealed that Andreas Babler had actually won. The error threatens to further erode trust in the largest federal opposition grouping in Austria, which is gearing up for another federal election. This is not the first time an Excel error has undermined an election.