Pro-Europeans across the EU breathed a collective sigh of relief shortly after 5:00pm Vienna time on Sunday (4 December).
The first exit polls in Austria’s rerun presidential election showed Green Party-aligned candidate Alexander Van der Bellen with an unassailable lead over far-right contender Norbert Hofer.
Among the first top politicians to congratulate him were European parliament president Martin Schultz and European Council president Donald Tusk.
Van der Bellen capit...
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