Herbert Kickl and his anti-migrant, Russia-friendly Freedom Party (FPÖ) came out on top in Sunday’s vote but are likely to be kept out of government. EU diplomats and officials have in turn downplayed the direct impact of Austria’s election result on Europe.

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).

Austrian voters have given an unprecedented general election win to the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), led by Herbert Kickl, over Chancellor Karl Nehammer's Austrian People's Party. Despite its victory,

Sunday's election result leaves Austria’s political future uncertain as it’s questionable how stable the next coalition government will be.

Austria’s Freedom Party leads in the vote count, but may not be able to find coalition partners to form a government under provocative leader Herbert Kickl.

Austrian voters have delivered the far-right Freedom Party its first-ever general election victory. Projections show the FPO winning 29.1% of the vote, ahead of the ruling Austrian People's Party. The FPO must now 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.

The formation of a new Austrian government won’t be an easy task, with potential for political uncertainty and deadlock, both during coalition negotiations and in governance, ING economist Franziska Biehl says in a note.

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.

Leaders of Austrian political parties united to reject the idea of forming a coalition with the head of the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) Herbert Kickl after his FPO came first in a parliamentary election on Sunday.