The Freedom Party secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria on Sunday, finishing ahead of the governing conservatives after tapping into anxieties about immigration,

It finished ahead of the governing conservatives Sunday after tapping into anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other issues.

A projection for ORF public television, based on counting of more than half the votes, put support for the Freedom Party at 29.2% and Chancellor Karl Nehammer's Austrian People's Party at 26.3%.

VIENNA -- The Freedom Party secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria on Sunday, finishing ahead of the governing conservatives after tapping into anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other issues. But its chances of governing were unclear.

The Freedom Party on Sunday secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria. But political rivals have said they won’t work with the party's leader.

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,

The Freedom Party has secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria.

A projection indicated that the far-right Freedom Party had a lead over the governing conservatives in Austria’s national election on Sunday and was well-placed for its first win in a parliamentary vote.

A projection shows that the far-right Freedom Party has a lead over the governing conservatives in Austria’s election and is well-placed for its first win in a national parliamentary vote.

The far-right Freedom Party's historic victory in an Austrian parliamentary election has left it isolated and partly at the mercy of a powerful critic: the president, who must oversee efforts towards forming a viable coalition government.