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The far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), which is critical of the European Union, has been confirmed the winner of the European elections in the Alpine nation with 25.4% of the vote. According to the final result, which was available after all postal votes were counted on Monday, the conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), which holds the chancellorship, came in a close second with 24.5%. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) received 23.2% of the vote. The Greens, who govern Austria together with the ÖVP, received around 11.1% on Sunday, while the liberal Neos received 10.1%. …

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