Norbert Hofer, Heinz-Christian Strache and Herbert Kickl (L-R) of the Freedom party (FPOe) address a news conference in Vienna, Austria, October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO) on Wednesday named control of the interior ministry as its price for joining a future coalition government following its strong showing in a parliamentary election.
The anti-immigrant, anti-Islam FPO won around 26 percent of votes cast in Sunday's election. The conservative People's Party (OVP) won most votes by also taking a hard line on immigration, while the centre-left Social Democrats took second place.
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