[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 -- 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...

[mandaladon]

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.

[SaveFerris]

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

Just sayin’.......

[Moltke]

Tu felix Austria...

[tennmountainman]

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

[RegulatorCountry]

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

“Whizz” is slang for something else entirely.

[canuck_conservative]

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

:-(

[workerbee]

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?

[Wuli]

Proportional representation helps create non-majority parties and coalitions of fractured parties, just in order to govern.

You would think it would reflect more democratic coalition governments but western Europe’s growth of its uni-party political elites was brought about with proportional representation government elections in many western European countries. It has worked like Obamacare - getting some rule or agenda enacted after which no true majority arises with which to undo it; so the socialist crap just marches on.

[Impy]

2nd place between the FPO and Socialists is very close.

Sounds like the Socialists are taking themselves out of a “grand coalition” making a coalition on the right the only option.

[catnipman]

“far-right” is the label used in Europe for someone who’s only a smidgen to the left of center.