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Far-right Freedom party finishes first in Austrian election, latest results suggest
Party wins 28.8% of votes ahead of centre-right People’s party’s 26.3%, according to near-complete count
The far right won the most votes in an Austrian election for the first time since the Nazi era on Sunday, as the Freedom party (FPÖ) rode a tide of public anger over migration and the cost of living to beat the centre-right People’s party (ÖVP).
The pro-Kremlin, anti-Islam FPÖ won 28.8% of votes, beating the ruling ÖVP of the chancellor, Karl Nehammer, into second place on 26.3%, according to near-complete results.
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