Austria's Norbert Hofer on Sunday conceded defeat in his bid to become Europe's first far-right president, as projections showed he was lagging behind in the election re-run, reports AFP.
Greens-backed independent Alexander Van der Bellen swept 53.3 percent of the votes against 46.7 percent for his rival from the anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPOe), according to public television projections.
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