Austria Poised to Shift Sharply Right in Election
Austria Poised to Shift Sharply Right in Election
Mr. Strache was further helped by a social media scandal worthy of a political mini-series,
in which the Socialists were accused of a smear campaign against Mr. Kurz.
Mr. Kurz is expected to invite the Freedom Party to join the government, but few believe such a move would create a firestorm similar to
that seen 17 years ago, when it joined a center-right government.
As foreign minister in the current government, where his party is the junior partner to the center-left Socialists under Chancellor
Christian Kern, Mr. Kurz has taken a tough line on Turkey, insisting that the European Union drop membership talks.
If the polls are correct, the party could emerge from voting on Sunday in second place, with a strong chance of returning to the government
for the first time in more than a decade, most likely as the junior partner in a government led by the conservative People’s Party.
"You have a huge black block in Austria, and Mr. Kurz has painted this block turquoise
and called it a movement, and pulled off the repackaging of one of the most boring and traditional parties in Europe.
The conservatives are leading the polls with about 33 percent of the vote,
and Mr. Kurz could unseat Prime Minister Leo Varadkar of Ireland as the European Union’s youngest leader.
Mr. Strache was further helped by a social media scandal worthy of a political mini-series,
in which the Socialists were accused of a smear campaign against Mr. Kurz.
Mr. Kurz is expected to invite the Freedom Party to join the government, but few believe such a move would create a firestorm similar to
that seen 17 years ago, when it joined a center-right government.
As foreign minister in the current government, where his party is the junior partner to the center-left Socialists under Chancellor
Christian Kern, Mr. Kurz has taken a tough line on Turkey, insisting that the European Union drop membership talks.
If the polls are correct, the party could emerge from voting on Sunday in second place, with a strong chance of returning to the government
for the first time in more than a decade, most likely as the junior partner in a government led by the conservative People’s Party.
"You have a huge black block in Austria, and Mr. Kurz has painted this block turquoise
and called it a movement, and pulled off the repackaging of one of the most boring and traditional parties in Europe.
The conservatives are leading the polls with about 33 percent of the vote,
and Mr. Kurz could unseat Prime Minister Leo Varadkar of Ireland as the European Union’s youngest leader.
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