Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party (FPOe) won 36.7 of the vote, projections showed, with candidates from the two governing parties failing to even make it into a runoff on May 22, projections showed.
The result, if confirmed, means that for the first time since 1945, Austria will not have a president backed by either the Social Democrats (SPOe) or their centre-right coalition partners the People’s Party (OeVP).
Nu bliver det spaendende at se om Frihedspartiet er the real deal, eller om de, ligesom Nydansk Folkeparti og det norske Fremskritsparti, er reptiler i ulveklaeder.
