In a dramatic demonstration of the state of European politics, Norbert Hofer, the candidate of the far-right Freedom party, came out on top in the first round of voting in Austria's presidential elections. He secured 36 percent of the vote, which, though not an outright majority, placed him far ahead of candidates from the country's two main centrist parties, which have governed Austria either alone or in coalition since the end of World War II.
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