Posted on 09/28/2024 5:51:59 AM PDT by RandFan
Austrians vote on Sunday in a general election that could see the far-right opposition Freedom Party (FPÖ) top the polls for the first time.
Five years ago, the party crashed out of a coalition government with the conservative People’s Party because of a corruption scandal dubbed Ibiza-gate.
But now, led by Herbert Kickl, the FPÖ is within reach of a historic victory. It narrowly leads the ruling conservatives in the opinion polls, and the opposition Social Democrats are in third place.
Even if the Freedom Party manages to come first, no party is expected to win enough seats for an outright majority, and building a coalition is likely to be difficult.
The FPÖ has successfully tapped into concerns about migration, rising inflation, the war in Ukraine and anger over the way the Covid pandemic was handled, and for months has been hovering around 27% in the polls, up to two points ahead of the conservative Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP) or Austrian People's Party, which is predicting a photo finish.
“The chances have never been so great,” one of its campaign videos says. “As Volkskanzler (people's chancellor) Herbert Kickl will do everything to give you back your freedom, your security, your Wohlstand (prosperity) and your peace... Let’s build Fortress Austria!”
It then shows Kickl saying that he wants to be “your servant and your protector”.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
I'm sick of the BBC and media throwing around those labels their policies seem mainstream conservative to me.
Some good news, anyway.
There is no such thing as “far left” according to “our” media...
One of life’s mysteries !
unprecedented?
Geert Wilders’ Party of Freedom won in the sense of finishing in first place in a multi-party democracy, in the Netherlands. And, is now part of the ruling coalition.
Giorgia Meloni’s Brother of Italy, likewise in her country.
The reason BBC says Austria might have an “unprecedented” outcome is to spread fear.
Anyone to the right of Lenin is far right in European politics.
They know they’re in the hot seat
“far right” = “still has original genitalia”
I stopped reading at “far right.”
The far right Freedom Party wants extreme amounts of freedom and must be stopped. It is right in the name. They are not even trying to hide it.
What is a “far right” exactly?
I have NEVER seen just “right” or at least not in decades.
So if “right” is never used, then how are we to gauge “far right”?
I think ‘far right” is what used to just be referred to as “right”
Just for fun I did a Google search on “Austria election Freedom party” and just about every result had “far right” in the headline.
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