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Austria has elected the former leader of the Greens party to be its next president, narrowly avoiding becoming the first country in the European Union to vote in a far-right candidate as head of state.
The ruling Broad Front candidate in Uruguay's presidential election concedes defeat to Luis Lacalle Pou of the center-right National Party on Twitter, bringing an end to 15 years of leftist rule. ANIMATED TWEET
Heinz-Christian Strache, leader of the eurosceptic Freedom Party (FPOe), votes in Austria's legislative elections. The vote is tipped to see conservative Sebastian Kurz, 31, become the EU's youngest leader and form an alliance with the far-right, in the bloc's latest populist test. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES
Alexander van der Bellen has defeated the far right candidate in the Austrian presidential election and calls for unity in the country. Yiming Woo reports.
Austrians begin voting in a key presidential runoff which could usher in the European Union's first extreme right-wing leader amid the continent's worst migrant crisis since World War II. IMAGES of Alexander van der Bellen voting
The candidate for Austria's far-right Freedom Party. Norbert Hofer, scores a dramatic win in the first round of the presidential race after running on an anti-immigrant platform. Ashraf Fahim reports.