The far-right Freedom Party finished first in the Austrian general election, early projections show.

Led by Herbert Kickl, a former interior minister who was dismissed over the country’s Ibiza scandal, the party is projected to finish first on 29.1% of the vote, according to election researchers Arge Wahlen for PULS 24 TV.

They are projected to finish ahead of the ruling conservatives on 26.2%.

The far-right group is expected to be in pole position to form a coalition for the first time since World War Two, though it is unclear they will be able to secure a partner.

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