Austrian presidential election too close to call, poll suggests

Presidential candidate Norbert Hofer (R) and head of the Austrian Freedom party Heinz-Christian Strache (L) react at the party headquarter in Vienna, Austria, April 24, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's presidential race between an independent and a far-right candidate who secured a record share of the vote in the first round is too close to call, an opinion poll published on Friday showed.

The Gallup poll for tabloid daily Oesterreich showed both candidates on 50 percent, but with a margin of error of 5.4 percentage points and based on a small sample of 400 people.