Defeated Right-wing Austrian President Hopeful Urges Unity

The right-wing candidate who narrowly lost to a left leaning rival in the Austrian presidential election urged his supporters Tuesday to respect the result and show tolerance to those with different political views.   With only a little more than 30,000 votes determining who won, however, his Freedom Party held open the option of asking for a recount.   Norbert Hofer was ahead after polls closed Sunday. But a count of more than 700,000 absentee ballots completed Monday swung...

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