VIENNA - The far-right Freedom Party (FPO) led by Herbert Kickl won Austria's parliamentary election on Sunday, initial projections showed, potentially putting it in pole position to form a government for the first time in postwar history.

Austrian voters handed a first-ever general election victory to the far-right Freedom Party on Sunday, preliminary results showed, illustrating rising support for hard-right parties in Europe fueled by concern over immigration levels.

Austrians head to the polls on Sunday, with the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) likely to lead a government for the first time since World War II. But what do the polls say? And what are the key issues driving voters’ concerns?

Austria's far-right Freedom Party is heading for an unprecedented general election victory under leader Herbert Kickl, projections say. The projections, based on initial results, give Kickl's party 29.1% - almost three points ahead of the conservative People's Party on 26.2%, but far short of a majority.

Herbert Kickl must find a partner to form a stable coalition. Other party leaders loathe him and have refused to serve under him.

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.

The European right celebrated the parliamentary election win of Austrias Freedom Party (FPO) on Sunday, seeing it as a triumph for national conservatives across the continent. Under Herbert Kickls leadership,