With less than 48 hours until polling begins in the first major European election of the year, Bloomberg reports that snap polls show support for the anti-Islam, euroskeptic Freedom Party of populist Geert Wilders being re-energized after the last few days chaotic events surrounding Turkey.
Update 3: The campaign manger of the Hofer campaign has conceded the presidential election.
#BREAKING 'Sad' Austrian far-right candidate congratulates election winner
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#BREAKING Austria far-right concedes defeat in presidential race
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Man, nobody saw this coming (he said, with heavy sarcasm):
The far-Right appeared close to seizing the Austrian presidency on Sunday night, in an election result that will send shockwaves through Europe.
Norbert Hofer, the gun-toting candidate of the Freedom Party (FPÖ), won almost twice as many votes as his nearest rival, according to exit polls.