Austria launches probe into alleged postal vote irregularities

Five voting districts are being investigated in Austria over postal vote irregularities in the close-run presidential election, the interior minister has announced.

Allegations of fraud arose from the far-right Freedom party (FPÖ) of defeated candidate Norbert Hofer, after the Green candidate Alexander Van der Bellen just scrapped ahead with 31,000 votes when the postal ballot was counted.

The Villach branch of FPÖ lodged a complaint with the country's corruption prosecutor over the Carinthia …
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