Presidential candidate Alexander Van der Bellen, 72, said he was in favour of 'an open, Europe-friendly, Europe-conscious Austria.' Supporters of right-wing Freedom Party presidential candidate Norbert Hofer attend his final election campaign rally in Vienna on Friday. At his final rally Friday, Van der Bellen said he was for "an open, Europe-friendly, Europe-conscious Austria." Hofer was in the lead on 51.9 per cent of counted votes, ahead of former Greens leader Van der Bellen on 48.1 per cent, the data showed. The preliminary result of Austria's presidential vote on Sunday showed far-right candidate Norbert Hofer ahead of independent Alexander Van der Bellen, but by a margin so narrow that as-yet uncounted postal ballots were set to prove decisive, according to Interior Ministry data.

Source: CBC News May 22, 2016 10:20 UTC