Herbert Kickl must find a partner to form a stable coalition. Other party leaders loathe him and have refused to serve under him.

Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) has opened the door to a new era, its leader Herbert Kickl has told supporters, as they celebrated an unprecedented election victory. Kickl's party won 29.1% of the vote according to provisional results - almost three points ahead of the conservative People's Party (ÖVP) on 26.4%, but far short of a majority.

The far-right has won the most votes in an Austrian election for the first time since the Nazi era, as the pro-Kremlin, anti-Islam Freedom Party (FPÖ) beat the ruling centre-right People's Party (ÖVP).