the first time, he had narrowly defeated this man, norbert hofer, of the far right freedom party, by just over 30,000 votes. hoff hofer ran on a platform of european skepticism. offaustrians must choose between two very different candidates. the chancellor welcomes the decision but hopes the campaign is less polarizing this time around. >> i want to stress that the ruling should not be viewed úemotionally or with suspicion. it shows our democracy is strong and functioning perfectly. i hope for a short campaign which isn't marred by extreme emotions. the next runoff vote is expected to be held in september or october. for now, a parliamentary committee will take over. hofer is on this committee. while the presidential poet is largely ceremonial, it serves as a litmus test for popular sentiment. anchor: in turkey, authorities are working around the clock to identify the man behind tuesday's attacks on istanbul's international airport. they believe the bombers had links to islamic state. officials say that the attacks bear all the hallmarks of that terror group. our correspondent has thi

norbert hofer hails from city of pinkafeld, too. he's a member of the right-wing populist fpÖ party. and was recently beaten by the green party's alexander van der bellen in austria's presidential election, by a margin of just 30 votes. -- 31,000 votes. now, the election result has been overturned due to irregularities, giving hofer another shot at the presidency. many pinkafeld residents support hofer, even though the fpÖ only has one seat in the town's assembly. the social democrats hold an absolute majority. >> every major is proud if the presesident comes from his or hr totown. but this won't have a an effectn ththe local elelections s or nal popolitics. reporter: the burgenland region seems to function by different political rules. here, social democrats and right-wing populists work together. whereas in the national parliament, the two are enemies. in vienna, the right-wing populists spare no opportunity to criticise the government. >> the main criticisms target educational policies, immigration and the eu. reporter: the eu is

norbert hofer hails from city of pinkafeld, too. he's a member of the right-wing populist fpÖ party. and was recently beaten by the green party's alexander van der bellen in austria's presidential election, by a margin of just 30 votes. -- 31,000 votes. now, the election result has been overturned due to irregularities, giving hofer another shot at the presidency. many pinkafeld residents support hofer, even though the fpÖ only has one seat in the town's assembly. the social democrats hold an absolute majority. >> every major is proud if the president comes from his or her town. but this won't have an effect on the local elections or national politics. reporter: the burgenland region seems to function by different political rules. here, social democrats and right-wing populists work together. whereas in the national parliament, the two are enemies. in vienna, the right-wing populists spare no opportunity to criticise the government. >> the main criticisms target educational policies, immigration and the eu. reporter: the eu isn't ve

norbert hofer hails from city of pinkafeld, too.f the right-wing populist fpÖ party. and was recently beaten by the green party's alexander van der bellen in austria's presidential election, by a margin of just 30 votes. -- 31,000 votes. now, the election result has been overturned due to irregularities, giving hofer another shot at the presidency. many pinkafeld residents support hofer, even though the fpÖ only has one seat in the town's assembly. the social democrats hold an absolute majority. >> every major is proud if the presesident comes from his or hr totown. but this won't have a an effectn ththe local elelections s or nal popolitics. reporter: the burgenland region seems to function by different political rules. here, social democrats and right-wing populists work together. whereas in the national parliament, the two are enemies. in vienna, the right-wing populists spare no opportunity to criticise the government. >> the main criticisms target educational policies, immigration and the eu. reporter: the eu isn't very popular

norbert hofer from the freedom party lost by 131,000 votes, and given the small margin of the previous election, this one could swing either way. alexander van der bellen of the greens confirmed he would run again. >> of course i will stand for the election and i intend to win it once again. the constitutional council ziesed as it sees fit and we will organize once again a large citizen movement in austria in the next months. >> this election is sure to reopen a debate over immigration, jobs, and living standards, issues that split the country down the middle in the previous vote. on the street there was worry and uncertainty. >> no, i don't think this is good. because then there will be the danger that hofer might become president after the new elections. >> well, if the highest court has decided this, then we'll have to accept it. whether this is good or bad, i can't say. >> an election is expected to take place sometime in the autumn. >> a palestinian man opened fire on a family traveling by car in the west bank. a 40-year-old israeli man was killed and his wife and two teenage chil

highest court has ordered a rerun of the presidential election, after the far-right candidate norbert hofer was narrowly defeated. hofer, who won 49.7% of the vote, ran on an anti-migrant platform and would have become the first far-right head of state elected in europe since 1945. the court ruling opens up the possibility he may seize power in the new round of elections. in cameroon, the u.s. has paid compensation to the family of a seven-year-old boy who was fatally run over by you and abbasid or samantha power's motorcade in april. the compensation includes two cows come hundreds of kilos of flour, onions, rice, salt, and sugar and about $1700. the boy was killed after an armored jeep hit him at top speed. in maryland, a judge has granted a new trial to adnan syed, the subject of the first season of the award-winning podcast "serial." in 2000, syed was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend hae min lee. he has long maintained his innocence. his lawyer celebrated the judge's decision, while hae min's family said -- "it remains hard to see so many run to defend someone who committed a ho