Austria's far-right Freedom Party wins first national election since World War II

The Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria, winning 28.8-29.2% of the vote, depending on the source. The party finished first, ahead of Chancellor Karl Nehammer's Austrian People's Party (OVP) which secured 26.3-26.5% of the vote. The center-left Social Democrats came in third with 21% of the vote. The FPO's victory has been met with rejection from other parties, who have refused to form a coalition with the Eurosceptic and Russia-friendly party.