05-12-2016 14:18 via news.yahoo.com

Austrians' pro-EU views scupper far-right bid for presidency

By Shadia Nasralla and Kirsti Knolle VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrians' desire to stay anchored in the European Union outweighed concerns over immigration and security and helped former Greens leader Alexander Van der Bellen defeat his far-right rival Norbert Hofer in Sunday's presidential election. Van der Bellen, whose win bucks a trend of populist victories across Western democracies, had put Britain's decision to leave the EU at the center of his own campaign, warning voters not to "play with thi
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