Austrian voters handed a first-ever general election victory to the far-right Freedom Party, illustrating rising support for hard-right parties in...

Preliminary official results showed the Freedom Party finishing first with 29.2% of the vote.

Preliminary official results showed the Freedom Party finishing first with 29.2% of the vote.

Austrian voters handed a first ever general election victory to the far-right Freedom Party on Sunday, vote projections showed, illustrating rising support for hard-right parties in Europe fueled by concern over immigration levels. The Eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPO held a slim lead in opinion polls for months over Chancellor Karl Nehammer's…

The party was ahead of the ruling Conservatives according to a forecast for a TV company following Sunday’s election.

Winning party is critical of Islam, has pledged tougher rules for asylum seekers.

Germany's chancellor has reiterated his opposition to forming a government with FPO leader Herbert Kickl, although he has not ruled out working with the party.

Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Austria's pro-Russia Freedom Party was celebrating Sunday night after it became the first far-right political party to win an election in the country since the Nazi era.

Vote projections showed that Austria’s far-right Freedom Party won national legislative election for the first time on Sunday. The far right has benefited from voters’ anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other concerns.

VIENNA: Political parties on the European right celebrated Sunday's (Sep 29) parliamentary election victory by Austria's Freedom Party (FPO) as a boost for national conservatives amid advances

Austria's far-right Freedom Party leads in election, but forming a coalition for governance remains uncertain.

Austria's far-right, anti-immigration Freedom Party won the country's parliamentary elections on September 29. It's the first far-right victory in a national election in postwar Austria. RFE/RL's Andi Mioc was in Vienna, where opposition supporters expressed concern over the Freedom Party's victory.

The Freedom Party has secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria.

Austria’s far-right opposition Freedom Party (FPÖ) commands a lead in the European nation's elections in preliminary ounting - but its path to forming a government remains unclear.

Austria's far-right Freedom Party must seek to clear a path to power after its historic parliamentary election victory left the anti-establishment outfit needing a partner to form a governing coalition.

As jubilant Austrian far-right supporters celebrated their party's historic win in Sunday's national elections with beers, they knew forming a government would not be easy.

Russia-friendly Austrian Freedom Party wins big in national vote triggering delight in conservative circles.