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This R&D provides resources on Austria’s turn to the right. Last week, the Austrian Freedom Party, a far-right party that campaigns on a platform of immigration restriction and euroskepticism won the first round of the Austrian presidential election. The party won the most votes in its sixty-year history for the ceremonial post. However, if its candidate, Norbert Hofer wins the runoff it would pave the way for new parliamentary elections that could also benefit it. Anti-EU parties across Europe championed Hofer’s win, but critics warned that it showed Europe was becoming increasingly intolerant of migrants and other cultures.
Candidate of anti-immigrant party bests mainstream opponents in Austria’s presidential race. https://t.co/aQX4Dhvc1K pic.twitter.com/9KxkTudcET
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) April 25, 2016
Opinion: Changing tide buoys Austria’s far right https://t.co/jfe93I5t9T
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 26, 2016
Austria passes restrictive asylum law in wake of victory of Freedom Party–victory for Austrian & European patriots https://t.co/L07NPphdA9
— Kevin MacDonald (@TOOEdit) April 27, 2016
Italy hits Austria plan to build Brenner border fence as Mediterranean migrant flow resumes https://t.co/Si0iCeeysr
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) April 27, 2016
Where Austria is now going much of the EU will soon follow. Those who deny this also told you the FPÖ wasn’t rising. https://t.co/MNTL8dEA8t
— John Schindler (@20committee) April 25, 2016
Austria set to bring in stringent new law on asylum seekers https://t.co/mYJ7sDaun0
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 27, 2016
Austria: Drastic, Unjustified Measures against Asylum Seekers https://t.co/lXYn2cvdmt
— Human Rights Watch (@hrw) April 27, 2016
Meet the man atop Austria’s far-right Freedom party, which won an unexpectedly powerful victory this weekend https://t.co/sfxBV3DIvi
— Financial Times (@FT) April 25, 2016
Far-Right gun enthusiast, environmentalist set to demolish old order of politics in Austria https://t.co/yiiPF0FXNb pic.twitter.com/dwqUHVi7Rx
— Telegraph World News (@TelegraphWorld) April 24, 2016
Anti-immigrant candidate wins first round of Austria election https://t.co/jTNZU0Q0il (Photo: epa) pic.twitter.com/gy1gdy2Cgi
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) April 24, 2016
Far-right ‘comes top in Austria vote’ https://t.co/GUIjD0KzUP
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 24, 2016