Norbert Hofer from the Euro-sceptic, anti-immigration, far-right Freedom Party is close to winning Austria’s presidential election with 51.9 percent of the vote. Postal votes are to be counted by tomorrow. If confirmed, Hofer could become the first right-wing head of state on the European continent since the death of Hitler and the end of world war 2. Russia Today reports: The Ministry states that Green Party candidate Alexander van der Bellen garnered only 48.1 percent of the ballots cast. The Greens campaign for the rights of minorities and socio-ecological tax reform, as well as ecological issues such as environmental protection, with their Charter of 2001 stating “direct democracy, nonviolence, ecology, solidarity, feminism and self-determination” as their basic values. Van der Bellen led the party between 1997 and 2008, the years when the Greens firmly established themselves as the country’s fourth biggest political player. Austria: Ministry of the Interior says #Hofer wins. BUT postal voting excluded.#bpw16 #Austria #vdb #Wahl16 pic.twitter.com/tqY52RpKbS — Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) May 22, 2016 Austria: Norbert #Hofer needs 41.8%+ of postal voting in order to become President (Ministry of the Interior). Result tomorrow. #bpw16 — Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) May 22, 2016 Austria’s national broadcaster, ORF, had reported earlier [...]