Posted on 12/04/2016 11:38:23 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
BERLIN – The center-left candidate handily defeated his far-right challenger in Austria’s presidential election on Sunday, boosting the political establishment in Europe as it sought to contain the fallout of Donald Trump’s victory in the United States and thwart the spread of nationalism.
The far-right Freedom Party’s Norbert Hofer conceded defeat on his Facebook page less than 30 minutes after polls closed and following projections showing a surprisingly strong lead for Alexander Van der Bellen. The 72-year-old statesman and former Green Party politician was winning by 53.3 percent to 46.7 percent with nearly 100 percent of the votes counted.
The result was an unexpectedly clear victory for Austria’s beleaguered political establishment — one suggesting the aggressive tactics and Trump-style campaign deployed by the Austrian far-right may have hurt more than they helped.
Sunday’s election, in fact, was a rerun of one in May in which Hofer lost by 31,000 votes, a result he successfully contested. His defeat on Sunday by a far larger margin, observers said, may suggest European voters’ unease with the comparisons of their politicians to Trump. It also seemed to rob the momentum from far-right leaders in France and the Netherlands who have called Trump’s victory part of a new “world order” that they were hoping to join in elections next year.
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How many illegals got to vote in that election?
Very unfortunate. The USA was very fortunate to have elected someone who is not afraid to say “islamic terrorism.”
I have confirmation from an Austrian colleague that authorities in Vienna have indeed recommended women (in this case his sister) and girls should wear sneakers so they can make speedy escaped from potential assaults. Austria lost. They gave up. The horde now rules.
I’m thinking I smell Soros involvement.
Some women can run quite well in heels.
Some women turn and shoot their attacker.
Possibly Soros voting machines?
Rather than making sense, Austria chooses the regressed Old Road.
If supporting national sovereignty makes a candidate “far right,” shouldn’t his opponents be labelled “far left”?
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