A clear win Sunday for Austria’s far-right Freedom Party, FPÖ, spells a conservative swing in the heart of Europe that looks to be fêted by some and watched apprehensively by others. The forecast ...

Herbert Kickl, leader of the Freedom Party of Austria, speaking in Vienna after the country’s election on Sept. 29, 2024. AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru ...

VIENNA — Austria’s far-right Freedom Party was headed for its first win in a national parliamentary election on Sunday, finishing ahead of the governing conservatives after tapping into voters ...

Herbert Kickl, leader of the Freedom Party of Austria poses with supporters, in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, after polls closed in the country's national election. Heinz-Peter Bader/AP ...

Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl talks to supporters in Vienna late on September 29, as vote projections showed his party winning Austria's general election.

A projection for ORF public television, based on counting of more than 90% of the votes, put support for the Freedom Party at 28.9% and Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s Austrian People’s Party at 26.3%.

Head of the Freedom Party (FPOE) Herbert Kickl gestures during his speech at a final election campaign event at St. Stephen’s square in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, ahead of the ...

Head of the Freedom Party (FPOE) Herbert Kickl gestures during his speech at a final election campaign event at St. Stephen’s square in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, ahead of the ...

VIENNA (AP) — 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 ...