VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPO), seeking to soften its image before Austrians go to the polls next month, offered only lukewarm praise on Monday for a record election showing by its sister party in neighbouring Germany.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD), which says immigration threatens German culture, shocked the establishment by winning 12.6 percent in Sunday's national ballot, becoming the first far-right party to enter parliament in more than half a century.
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