Freedom Party (FPO). The party gained 29% of the vote, its best result to date. Founded by SS Major General Anton Reinthaller in 1956, the party has long been climbing into the country's mainstream, taking part in three right-wing governments as a junior coalition partner,

A far-right party founded by former Nazis whose leader has adopted a moniker used by Adolf Hitler won in Austria’s national elections on Sunday. The showing by the Freedom Party, known by the acronym FPO, is unprecedented there since the end of World War II and adds to a wave of support for far-right parties across Europe.

The far-right Freedom Party (FPO) led by Herbert Kickl won Austria's parliamentary election on Sunday, initial projections showed, potentially putting it in pole position to form a government for the first time in postwar history.

Austria’s foreign minister performed a long, deep curtsy before the star guest at her wedding, a smiling Vladimir Putin.

FPOs Strong Showing Shifts Austrias Political Landscape The Austrian Freedom Party (FPO), led by Herbert Kickl, won around 29% of the vote in Sundays parliamentary election, marking its highest-ever result.

A projection shows that the far-right Freedom Party has a lead over the governing conservatives in Austria’s election and is well-placed for its first win in a national parliamentary vote.

European far-right and nationalist parties are celebrating the far-right Freedom Party’s win in Austria’s election

Austria's far-right Freedom Party won a national parliamentary election, but it will struggle to find other parties willing to form a coalition government.

Political parties on the European right celebrated Sunday's parliamentary election victory by Austria's Freedom Party (FPO) as a boost for national conservatives amid advances by the hard right fuelled by worries about immigration.