Far-right Freedom party finishes first in Austrian election, latest results suggest
by Deborah Cole in Vienna from World news | The Guardian on (#6R3FY)
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 (FPO) rode a tide of public anger over migration and the cost of living to beat the centre-right People's party (OVP).
The pro-Kremlin, anti-Islam FPO won 29.2% of votes, beating the ruling OVP of the chancellor, Karl Nehammer, into second place on 26.5%, according to near-complete results.
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