Austria's Putin-Friendly Far-Right Party Secures First Poll Win, Pro-Russia Voices Growing in EU?

ar-right Freedom Party (FPO) emerged victorious in Austria's general election, according to vote projections, adding to the growing support for hard-right parties across Europe.The Russia-friendly and Eurosceptic FPO, led by Herbert Kickl, maintained a narrow lead in opinion polls for months, surpassing Chancellor Karl Nehammer's ruling conservative Austrian People's Party (OVP) in a campaign focused on immigration and economic concerns.