Austrian presidential hopeful aims to hammer far right with Trump's own message


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  • Saturday, 12 Nov 2016

Austrian presidential candidate Alexander Van der Bellen, who is supported by the Greens, addresses a news conference in Vienna, Austria November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

VIENNA (Reuters) - The independent candidate in Austria's tight presidential run-off plans to use the far right's support for Donald Trump as a weapon against it to ensure the U.S. election outcome will not help his opponent as many suspect.

Former Greens leader Alexander Van der Bellen narrowly won a run-off in May against the anti-immigration Freedom Party's Norbert Hofer, but the result was overturned in July. The re-run is due to be held on Dec. 4.

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