Luca Pirveli grew up in Austria as the son of Georgian refugees, but the 19-year-old believes immigration is out of control and should be curbed. He is one of many young working-age voters who helped propel Austria's far right to its first election victory.

The far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) leads with 29.1% of the votes in Austrian general elections, according to unofficial initial results. According to an exit poll shared by the public broadcaster ORF, with 40% of the votes counted, the voter turnout is reported to be 78.1%.

Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) has claimed a historic victory in the latest elections with leader Herbert Kickl declaring the start of a new era. The FPÖ secured 29.2% of the vote, placing it ahead of the conservative People's Party (ÖVP),