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Right-Wing Victory in Austria Today
National Review ^ | October 15, 2017 | John Fund

Posted on 10/16/2017 5:23:44 AM PDT by C19fan

Angela Merkel’s misguided migration policy — which allowed nearly 1 million people from Africa and the Middle East to enter Germany in 2015 — has claimed another political victim. Her centrist Christian Democratic government lost a great deal of support to the populist Alternative for Germany in last month’s election because of her mishandling of the migration flood. And today, Christian Kern, the left-wing Social Democratic chancellor of Austria, lost his job because of his own party’s involvement in opening Austria to 75,000 new migrants. Germany borders Austria, and many refugees and economic migrants entered Germany through Austria, with 75,000 remaining.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: austria; islam
The Millenial Kurz kicked out of oldies at the right-of-center People's Party and now he is going to be Prime Minister.
1 posted on 10/16/2017 5:23:44 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Don’t they mean radical alt-right wing uber extremisits? No doubt with ties to nazis and kkk groups in the U.S.


2 posted on 10/16/2017 5:33:23 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: C19fan

Austria chose survival.


3 posted on 10/16/2017 5:36:45 AM PDT by nonliberal (Sent from a payphone in a whorehouse in Mexico)
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Here is the real quote:”the Left is finding it will have to come up with a strategy beyond name-calling if it is serious about winning back lost voters”
That all the left has to offer is ridicule.
4 posted on 10/16/2017 6:04:58 AM PDT by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo.)
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To: C19fan

It’s a start. But, Austria is a minor country, with a population of roughly 9 million. Europe needs Germany and France to wake the f’ up.


5 posted on 10/16/2017 6:24:31 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine (White is the new Black.)
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We are down to 45 Thousand a year, right here in the US.. Lucky us.


6 posted on 10/16/2017 7:05:33 AM PDT by momincombatboots (White Stetsons up.. let's save our country!)
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