Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen announced on Sunday that he is running for a second term in office. In a statement posted to Facebook, the 78-year-old politician said that Europe was beset by a pandemic, war and a climate crisis. “Therefore, I want to continue to put my experience at the service of our country and contribute to the best of my knowledge and conscience to ensure that Austria goes into a good future,” he wrote. The presidential election is set to take place later this year, but a date has not yet been set. The governing conservative Austrian People’s Party has said th…