Whilst the policies of the OVP and the FPO overlap considerably, to the point of convergence, the media refer to the OVP as conservative or “centre-right” whilst the FPO are usually referred to as “far-right”. These election results will have spooked European leaders who had hoped that the populist wave had peaked earlier in the year, when Marine Le Pen of the National Front failed to break through in the French presidential elections.īefore I explore this issue further, I would like to briefly discuss the terminology used by the mainstream media when discussing Continental politics. The stunning victory for the political Right in Austria comes after the surge in support for the Alternative for Germany party in the German elections, which I discussed recently. The FPO is even more hard-line then the OVP on the question of the refugee crisis and has warned of the “Islamification” of Austria. The “far-right” Freedom Party (“ FPO”), which has its roots in the post-war National Socialist movement, appears to be in second place, with 26% of the national vote. Kurz campaigned on a platform of hard-line policies on borders, immigration and regaining sovereignty from the European Union (“ EU”) which appealed to the Austrian electorate. The “centre-right” People’s Party (“ OVP”), led by the youthful Sebastian Kurz, won 31% of the national vote, according to the exit polls. The Austrian elections held on Sunday have seen a surge in support for the anti-immigrant and Eurosceptic forces within the Austrian political establishment. “Thus it’s not too hard to look at the rising spiral of stresses in the European Union just now and foresee the eventual descent of the continent into a mix of domestic insurgency and authoritarian nationalism, with the oncoming tide of mass migration from Africa and the Middle East adding further pressure to an already explosive mix.” “A few weeks from now, it will likely be possible to drive all the way from the Baltic Sea to the Aegean without ever leaving what we might call the “populist belt”” Marcus Sheppard on The Donald Trump enigma and th… French presidential elections – final forecastįorecastingintellige… on Winter is Comingįorecastingintellige… on Living with the Long Descent….
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