Other parties in Austria have refused to work together to form a government

Austria's far-right Freedom Party won Sunday's national Assembly election, preliminary results showed, in a sign of growing support for far-right parties in Europe amid concerns over immigration.

The Freedom Party of Austria (FPO), led by Herbert Kickl, won 28.8 percent of the vote, according to almost all vote projections by pollster Foresight for the Austrian Broadcasting Group (ORF), Reuters reported. Incumbent Prime Minister Karl Nehammer's People's Party (OVP) came in second with 26.3 percent, while the traditional big party, the center-left Social Democrats (SPO), won 21.1 percent.

Austria's Freedom Party won by a slightly larger margin than the final polls suggested.

"We have made history in Austria because for the first time, after years of effort, the Freedom Party has come first in the parliamentary elections," said Kiker, 55. The Freedom Party, which was founded in the 1950s under the leadership of a former Nazi lawmaker, achieved the record result for the first time in 70 years.

But although the Freedom Party won the most votes in the national election, Kiker may not play a role in Austria's next cabinet.

All other parties expected to win seats in the parliamentary election have vowed not to work with the Liberals to ensure Kiker does not get the 50% of seats he needs to form a government.

About 6.35 million Austrian voters cast ballots on September 29 to decide 183 seats in the National Assembly. Final official results are expected on October 3. The parties that enter parliament after the election will negotiate to form a new Austrian federal government.