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The leader of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) believes Sunday’s election outcome which saw his party claim a historic win is one that will usher in a change for Austria. “Voters put their foot down today,” the FPÖ’s Herbert Kickl said, reading the projected win for his party as a “clear statement that things cannot go on like this in this country.” “We are extending a hand in all directions,” said Kickl, whose EU-sceptical and pro-Russian party seeks to establish an “Austrian fortress” of anti-migrant policy. However no other Austrian party is currently willing to form a governmen…

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