Austria

The two rivals in the race for the Austrian presidency have traded allegations of espionage, economic incompetence and “spreading lies” in the final TV debate before Sunday’s rerun of a run-off vote.

Tetchy accusations of lying dominated the final televised presidential debate in Austria between far-right candidate Norbert Hofer and former Greens leader Alexander Van der Bellen last night.

El ultraderechista Norbert Hofer y el ecologista Alexander Van der Bellen, con un empate técnico en las encuestas a solo tres días de la votación, han elevado el tono de su enfrentamiento dialéctico con un catálogo de acusaciones que van desde ser la causa de la crisis económica hasta haber ejercido

After a civilised start and a clock counting down from 45 minutes, the level of debate gradually deteriorated.