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

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

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.

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,

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 national election and is well-placed for its first win in a parliamentary vote.

The conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) of Chancellor Karl Nehammer is holding out for a last-minute victory against its far-right challenger in parliamentary elections on Sunday. "From my point of view,

By Francois Murphy and Dave Graham VIENNA (Reuters) -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.