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Austria far-right candidate defeated in presidential poll

Sunday, 04 December 2016 9:35 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 04 December 2016 9:37 PM ]

Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPOE) presidential candidate Norbert Hofer attends a TV debate in Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, during the election evening on December 4, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Homa Lezgee
Press TV, Vienna

Austrian far-right candidate, Norbert Hofer, has conceded defeat in the country's presidential election. His rival, former Green Party leader, Alexander Van der Bellen, is expected to be sworn in as president in January. Observers had feared that a win for the Austrian far-right could trigger a domino effect with key elections next year in France, Germany and Netherlands.

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