Head of Freedom Party (FPOe) Herbert Kickl speaks, as vote projections show that FPOe won the general election, in Vienna, Austria, September 29, 2024. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner
VIENNA (Reuters) -Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO) must on Monday seek to clear a path to power after its first ever parliamentary election victory left the anti-establishment outfit needing a partner to form a governing coalition.
The triumph of the Eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPO on Sunday was another milestone in the recent rise of Europe's hard right. But the party immediately suffered a stiff reality check.
