The pro-Kremlin, anti-Islam FPÖ, led by Herbert Kickl, won 29.2% of votes, beating the ruling ÖVP of the chancellor, Karl Nehammer, into second place
Academic Cas Mudde has written of the Austrian election results that the “swing is mainly WITHIN and not towards ÖVP-FPÖ.”
“This is increasingly common: right-wing block wins modestly but within the right-wing block the far right wins big,” he added.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/30/austria-far-right-fpo-freedom-party-herbert-kickl-election-ovp-latest-updates
Author : Lili Bayer
Publish date : 2024-09-30 07:55:48
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