Freedom Party could be in government after 12 YEARS.
AUSTRIA'S populist Freedom Party could return to government after it delivered one of its strongest performances ever in today's election.
By REBECCA PERRINGNow the Alpine republic, one of the first to erect a razor wire fence during the migrant crisis, will decide its future course on immigration, labour and social policy.
There was a temptation after the Dutch and French elections this year to declare an end to the far-right populist wave in Europe.
But last month's German election, which saw the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party surge into the Bundestag, and now the Austrian election, say otherwise. Express.