Le Pen tweeted her congratulations to the loser of Austria's vote, Norbert Hofer of the euroskeptic Freedom Party, saying they "fought with courage. But with most ballots cast Sunday counted, Van der Bellen had 53.3 percent of the vote to Hofer's 46.7 percent. Left-leaning candidate Alexander Van der Bellen says that the presidential election he hopes to win has meaning well beyond Austria. Van der Bellen also expressed hope that Italian Premier Matteo Renzi wins a referendum on constitutional reforms that will be decisive for Renzi's political future. The Austrian vote pits Alexander Van der Bellen against Norbert Hofer.

Source: ABC News December 04, 2016 09:55 UTC