{"id":274212,"date":"2016-12-04T16:59:03","date_gmt":"2016-12-04T16:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=274212"},"modified":"2016-12-04T16:59:03","modified_gmt":"2016-12-04T16:59:03","slug":"austria-far-right-candidate-norbert-hofer-defeated-in-presidential-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/12\/austria-far-right-candidate-norbert-hofer-defeated-in-presidential-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Austria far-right candidate Norbert Hofer defeated in presidential poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Far-right candidate Norbert Hofer has lost Austria&#8217;s presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>On Facebook, he described himself as &#8220;infinitely sad&#8221; and congratulated Alexander Van der Bellen, former head of the Greens, on his victory.<\/p>\n<p>The elections had been seen as a sign of how well populist candidates might do in upcoming elections in the EU, though the post is ceremonial.<\/p>\n<p>The result is sure to be welcomed by establishment parties and officials in the EU.<\/p>\n<p>France, the Netherlands and Germany all face elections next year in which anti-mainstream and anti-immigration parties are gaining ground.<\/p>\n<p>The election was a re-run of May&#8217;s poll which suffered irregularities in the postal vote.<\/p>\n<p>Projections based on early results give Mr Van der Bellen 53% to 46% for Mr Hofer. The margin could change, but officials said the result would not.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Hofer had campaigned on an anti-immigration platform amid disquiet in Austria at an influx of refugees.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/DB08\/production\/_92827065_f9c38edc-708d-4767-b524-e4f59213c77e.jpg\" alt=\"Green Party candidate in Austria's presidential election, Alexander Van der Bellen, after casting his vote, 4 December 2016\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/>Mr Van der Bellen appears to have won by a significant margin<\/span><\/figure>\n<p>He had also suggested Austria could follow Britain&#8217;s vote to leave the EU with a referendum of its own but later appeared to row back, suggesting changing the bloc into a purely economic association.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Far-right candidate Norbert Hofer has lost Austria&#8217;s presidential election. 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