Former right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPOe) presidential candidate Norbert Hofer (L) and party leader Heinz Christian Strache (R) attend a news conference in Vienna, Austria, on May  24, 2016.
Hofer the previous day was narrowly defeated by Austrian President-elect Alexander Van der Bellen, who had won the presidential elections run-off over Hofer by just a few thousands of votes. / AFP / JOE KLAMAR        (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)