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Austria's conservative 'whizz-kid' in election triumph
Yahoo News ^ | 15 Oc t2017 | Nina Lamparski and Simon Sturdee

Posted on 10/15/2017 11:29:17 AM PDT by mandaladon

Vienna (AFP) - Austria's political "whizz-kid" Sebastian Kurz was on course Sunday to become Europe's youngest leader, potentially in coalition with the far-right, after his conservative party looked to have triumphed in elections.

Kurz's People's Party (OeVP) won 30.5 percent of the vote, followed by Chancellor Christian Kern's Social Democrats (SPOe) on 27.1 percent and the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) on 25.9 percent, projections on public TV showed.

Kurz, 31, nicknamed "wunderwuzzi", ("whizzkid") took over the OeVP in May and managed to attract supporters in droves by depicting himself as a breath of fresh air, talking tough on immigration and vowing to slash taxes and red tape.

"I promise I will fight for great change in this country. It's time to establish a new political style and a new culture in this country," Kurz said Sunday.

But to form a government Kurz will have to enter a coalition with one of the other parties.

The most likely partner is seen as the populist FPOe of Heinz-Christian Strache, 48, although this is far from guaranteed.

"We are waiting for the final result," OeVP general secretary Elisabeth Koestinger said Sunday.

"We will form a coalition for the next five years with the party that can enable us to achieve and change the most in this country."

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antichrist; austria; austriaelection; elections; europe; eurosceptics; kurz; sebastiankurz; trump
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As foreign minister, the rosy-cheeked Kurz claims credit for closing the Balkan migrant trail in 2016 that saw hundreds of thousands of migrants trek into western Europe.

Pushing far-right themes, he wants to cut benefits for all foreigners, reduce bureaucracy and stop the EU having too much say in national affairs -- in common with Strache.

The last time the FPOe entered government, in 2000 under controversial then-leader Joerg Haider, who praised Hitler's "orderly" employment policies, Austria was ostracised in Europe.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~He should get along well with President Trump...

1 posted on 10/15/2017 11:29:17 AM PDT by mandaladon
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 Austrian Foreign Minister and leader of the conservative Austrian People’s Party (OeVP) Sebastian Kurz Nicknamed "Wunderwuzzi" (roughly translated - someone who can walk on water), he has been compared to the young leaders of France and Canada, Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau.
2 posted on 10/15/2017 11:35:04 AM PDT by mandaladon (It's always good to be underestimated. ~Donald Trump)
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To: mandaladon

Does Yahoo understand that AFP should have used “whiz-kid” and not “whizz-kid”?

Just sayin’.......


3 posted on 10/15/2017 11:35:24 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: mandaladon

Tu felix Austria...


4 posted on 10/15/2017 11:36:21 AM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building)
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To: mandaladon

Let’s not have another Justin Trudeau. Please.


5 posted on 10/15/2017 11:39:46 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: mandaladon

The Muslims will have to find another country.
Maybe Germany will take them.


6 posted on 10/15/2017 11:41:28 AM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: mandaladon

Somebody’s lack of familiarity with idiom is showing. That would be “wiz-kid,” as in wizard.

“Whizz” is slang for something else entirely.


7 posted on 10/15/2017 11:43:09 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: mandaladon

Uh-oh, another existential threat to the EU’s carefully-prepared bleeding-heart policies ... clearly this guy must be de-legitimatized before other voters actually start listening to what he has to say ...

so, time for the Great Euro-Media Smear Machine to rev up and paint Kurz as the second coming of Hitler in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ....

expect lots of references to the “far right” or “extreme right” in the next few weeks

:-(


8 posted on 10/15/2017 11:45:21 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: mandaladon
As foreign minister, the rosy-cheeked Kurz claims credit for closing the Balkan migrant trail in 2016 that saw hundreds of thousands of migrants trek into western Europe. Pushing far-right themes, he wants to cut benefits for all foreigners, reduce bureaucracy and stop the EU having too much say in national affairs

Trump effect?

9 posted on 10/15/2017 11:47:50 AM PDT by workerbee (America finally has an American president again.)
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10 posted on 10/15/2017 11:52:42 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: workerbee

I would term it a return to sanity effect.

I will say this though, this is exactly what Trump sought to support at the U. N., when he praised nationalistic individualism.

Right there at the U. N., Trump advocated for strong nationalism, stating that’s what helps a nation’s populace the most.

This was a massive blow to the U. N. and the E. U. models, that push the idea of centralized international governance to be the best thing for humanity.

Perhaps the people in Austria were listening. If so, excellent. The outcome is excellent either way.

That was the best speech at the U. N. I can remember.

It put the organization in it’s place.


11 posted on 10/15/2017 11:55:01 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (John McBane is the turd in the national punch-bowl.)
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To: SaveFerris

Both spellings are commonly used interchangeably.


12 posted on 10/15/2017 12:01:49 PM PDT by FreeReign
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13 posted on 10/15/2017 12:16:36 PM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: FreeReign

O.K.


14 posted on 10/15/2017 12:17:17 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: libh8er

Bro, do you even lift?


15 posted on 10/15/2017 12:17:37 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Benedict McCain is the worst traitor ever to wear the uniform of the US military.)
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To: libh8er

Oh, I bet they were speaking “Austrian”.


16 posted on 10/15/2017 12:34:01 PM PDT by dforest
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To: SaveFerris

Or even Wizz kid? (But that’s Hungary’s airline).


17 posted on 10/15/2017 12:36:28 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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“so, time for the Great Euro-Media Smear Machine to rev up and paint Kurz as the second coming of Hitler in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ....”

They already have been doing that. The Soroscrats lost another one.

“Analysis | How dirty campaigning and fake Facebook sites came to dominate the Austrian election”
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/analysis-how-dirty-campaigning-and-fake-facebook-sites-came-to-dominate-the-austrian-election/ar-AAtunM0?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=ientp


18 posted on 10/15/2017 12:46:24 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: RegulatorCountry
Somebody’s lack of familiarity with idiom is showing. That would be “wiz-kid,” as in wizard.

It is noty "wiz" kid, but "Whiz Kid".


(That's me on the cover of Whiz Comics)
19 posted on 10/15/2017 12:57:35 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: tennmountainman

There is always France and England.


20 posted on 10/15/2017 1:00:49 PM PDT by Soros Billions (Al Gore is a pussy, Hillary there's a man for ya)
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