Far right in Austria 'opens new era' with election victory
Far right in Austria 'opens new era' with election victory
www.bbc.com Austrian election: Kickl's far right 'opens new era' with unprecedented victory
The Freedom Party wins its first election, projections say, but building a coalition will be difficult.
Austria's far-right Freedom Party has opened the door to a new era, its leader Herbert Kickl has told supporters, as they celebrated an unprecedented election victory.
Projected results gave Kickl's party 28.8% - more than two points ahead of the conservative People's Party on 26.3%, but far short of a majority.
Kickl's victory is only the latest in a string of far-right election successes in Europe and he praised voters for their "optimism, courage and trust" in delivering a "piece of history".
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