Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has asked his party to confirm his leadership in a vote of confidence ahead of coalition negotiations.

The Freedom Party on Sunday secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria. But political rivals have said they won’t work with the party's leader.

The Freedom Party has secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria.

A projection indicated that the far-right Freedom Party had a lead over the governing conservatives in Austria’s national election on Sunday and was well-placed for its first win in a parliamentary vote.

In its election program, titled “Fortress Austria,” the Freedom Party calls for “remigration of uninvited foreigners,” for achieving a more “homogeneous” nation by tightly controlling borders and suspending the right to asylum via an “emergency law.”

Austria's upcoming election sees the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) in a tight contest with the ruling conservatives. Economic concerns and immigration dominate the debate, with the FPO's Herbert Kickl and Chancellor Karl Nehammer representing starkly different visions for Austria's future.

A projection for ORF public television, based on counting of over 90 percent of the votes, put support for the Freedom Party at 28.9 percent and Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s Austrian People’s Party at 26.

Kremlin, anti-Islam FPÖ, led by Herbert Kickl, won 29.2% of votes, beating the ruling ÖVP of the chancellor, Karl Nehammer, into second place

European far-right and nationalist parties are celebrating the far-right Freedom Party’s win in Austria’s election

Its most likely partner the conservative Austrian People's Party (OVP), which finished runner up and also wants to impose tougher immigration rules. Otherwise a more centrist OVP-led coalition could take shape.