Austrian presidential candidate Norbert Hofer of the FPOe delivers a speech during his final election rally in Vienna, Austria, December 2, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
VIENNA (Reuters) - Norbert Hofer, vying to become the first freely elected far-right head of state in Europe since World War Two, said on Friday that opponents who repeatedly accused him of seeking a break with the European Union were themselves damaging Austria.
Hofer had initially said Austria could follow Britain's vote to leave the EU with one of its own within a year. Although he quickly backed away from that suggestion, his opponent Alexander Van der Bellen has cited it as proof Hofer is in favour of "Oexit", an Austrian version of Brexit.
