Almost 700,000 postal votes will determine if EU gets first far-right president

Nearly 700,000 postal votes will decide whether a hardline Austrian will become the European Union's first far-right president.

Almost 700,000 postal votes will determine if EU gets first far-right president

Nearly 700,000 postal votes will decide whether a hardline Austrian will become the European Union's first far-right president.

Direct votes in Austria's presidential election on Sunday were too close to call a winner between anti-immigrant and Eurosceptic Norbert Hofer and challenger Alexander Van der Bellen.

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