Head of Freedom Party (FPOe) Herbert Kickl celebrates, as vote projections show that FPOe won the general election, in Vienna, Austria, September 29, 2024. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
VIENNA (Reuters) - Political parties on the European right celebrated Sunday's parliamentary election victory by Austria's Freedom Party (FPO) as a boost for national conservatives amid advances by the hard right fuelled by worries about immigration.
Led by Herbert Kickl, who capitalised on a misfiring economy and concerns that Austria has taken in people faster than it can integrate them, the FPO won around 29% of the vote, a record result that may give it a platform to lead the next government.
