Austrian election: hard right on course for victory

Austria’s hard-right party was on course to win a national election for the first time, nearly doubling its share of the vote as it rode a wave of public resentment against immigration, net zero and the government’s perceived mishandling of the economy. The projected victory for the Freedom Party (FPÖ), which has promised to “remigrate” large numbers of migrants, turn the country into “Fortress Austria” and restore ties with Russia, is a remarkable turnaround five years after it was derailed by a sleaze scandal. Read the best of our journalism: www.thetimes.com/ Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonli… Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thetimes/ #austria #election #europe

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