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Protesters slam Freedom Party parliamentary election victory in Austria
Herbert Kickl, leader of the Freedom Party of Austria celebrates with supporters, in Vienna, Austria, September 29, 2024, after polls closed in the country's national election

HUNDREDS of protesters gathered outside Austria’s parliament building on Sunday as it was announced that the far right Freedom Party (FP) had won the parliamentary election.

The FP, led by Herbert Kickl, secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria.

Protesters in Vienna waved placards with slogans including “Kickl is a Nazi.”

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