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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Austria's far-right Freedom Party wins general election as European allies celebrate

Political parties on the European right were celebrating on Monday after Austria's Freedom Party (FPO) won the county’s general election.

Led by Herbert Kickl, who capitalised on a misfiring economy and concerns that Austria has taken in people faster than it can integrate them, the FPO won around 29 per cent of the vote - a record result that may give it a platform to lead the next government.

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