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Europe's far-right celebrates Austrian election win, but political future there uncertain

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Euroskeptic and pro-Russian Freedom Party won a record 29.2% of the vote, gaining 13 percentage points from the 2019 election.

Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl needs a coalition partner to govern, and other parties say they won’t work with him.

The Freedom Party calls for an end to sanctions against Russia and criticizes Western military aid to Ukraine .

Peter Hajek , an Austrian political analyst, said Kickl could insist on becoming Austria ’s next leader.

If that doesn’t happen, he will go into opposition and take a comfortable “front-row seat” watching a shaky coalition, he said.

The president traditionally functions as a discreet mediator after elections, but it's unclear what he will take.

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