{"id":107902,"date":"2024-09-28T11:07:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T04:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107902"},"modified":"2024-09-28T11:07:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T04:07:56","slug":"austrias-far-right-freedom-party-eyes-unprecedented-election-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107902","title":{"rendered":"Austria&#8217;s far-right Freedom Party eyes unprecedented election win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/94f8\/live\/88024c60-7d37-11ef-811b-c9572c05e1a2.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/94f8\/live\/88024c60-7d37-11ef-811b-c9572c05e1a2.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/94f8\/live\/88024c60-7d37-11ef-811b-c9572c05e1a2.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/94f8\/live\/88024c60-7d37-11ef-811b-c9572c05e1a2.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/94f8\/live\/88024c60-7d37-11ef-811b-c9572c05e1a2.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/94f8\/live\/88024c60-7d37-11ef-811b-c9572c05e1a2.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/94f8\/live\/88024c60-7d37-11ef-811b-c9572c05e1a2.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/94f8\/live\/88024c60-7d37-11ef-811b-c9572c05e1a2.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Getty Images Herbert Kickl, lead candidate of the far-right Austria Freedom Party (FPOe), cheers at an FPOe election rally ahead of Austrian parliamentary elections on September 27, 2024 in Vienna, Austria. \" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl (centre-left) has set his sights on becoming Austria&#8217;s next chancellor<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Austrians vote on Sunday in a general election that could see the far-right opposition Freedom Party (FP\u00d6) top the polls for the first time. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Five years ago, the party crashed out of a coalition government with the conservative People\u2019s Party because of a <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-48378320\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">corruption scandal dubbed Ibiza-gate<!-- --><\/a>.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But now, led by Herbert Kickl, the FP\u00d6 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.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Even if the Freedom Party does come first, no party is expected to win enough seats for an outright majority, and building a coalition is likely to be difficult.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The FP\u00d6 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 \u00d6VP, which is predicting a &#8220;photo finish&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cThe chances have never been so great,\u201d one of its campaign videos says. \u201cAs <!-- --><i id=\"volkskanzler\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">Volkskanzler <!-- --><\/i>(people&#8217;s chancellor) Herbert Kickl will do everything to give you back your freedom, your security, your <!-- --><i id=\"wohlstand\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">Wohlstand <!-- --><\/i>(prosperity) and your peace&#8230; Let\u2019s build Fortress Austria!\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It then shows Kickl saying that he wants to be \u201cyour servant and your protector\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--$!--><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Kickl\u2019s use of the term <!-- --><i id=\"volkskanzler\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">Volkskanzler<!-- --><\/i>, which was used to describe Adolf Hitler in the 1930s, has worried some Austrians. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">For them it is an uncomfortable reminder of the FP\u00d6\u2019s origins. It was founded by former Nazis in the 1950s. Protesters at the party&#8217;s final election rally on Friday night waved banners reading &#8220;Nazis out of parliament&#8221;. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Like other far-right European parties, the FP\u00d6 combines tough rhetoric on immigration and Islam with promises to reduce what it regards as interference from Brussels in national affairs.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But Kickl has also aligned his party closely with Hungary\u2019s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the self-styled champion of &#8220;illiberal democracy&#8221;, and shared a more conciliatory tone when it comes to Russia.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Freedom Party leader has called European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen a &#8220;warmonger&#8221; and opposes sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Political analyst Thomas Hofer says Kickl\u2019s rhetoric has always been \u201cvery harsh and divisive\u201d, but he believes election victory would not necessarily clear the way to heading a coalition government.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cOf course it would be a totally new situation in the history of the Second Republic in Austria, because the Freedom Party came close a couple of times, but was never in first place, at least not on the general election level,&#8221; he told the BBC.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The party stunned European politics under leader J\u00f6rg Haider in 1999, coming second in elections and joined a conservative-led government. When it joined a coalition in 2018, Herbert Kickl was interior minister, until the party became engulfed in corruption revelations.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Now as leader the fiery Kickl has steered his party to what could be its best result yet.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;It would be a kind of shockwave for the other parties, but it doesn&#8217;t mean if the  FP\u00d6 comes in first, that they also will get the position of chancellor. This is by no means clear,\u201d Thomas Hofer said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The FP\u00d6 leader is widely disliked by other parties in Austria. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The conservative People\u2019s Party, led by Austria\u2019s current chancellor Karl Nehammer, has repeatedly excluded joining a Kickl-led government, although it has not ruled out an alliance with his party.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1b12\/live\/2db87700-7c26-11ef-b2ef-19d69d4cd9e8.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/1b12\/live\/2db87700-7c26-11ef-b2ef-19d69d4cd9e8.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1b12\/live\/2db87700-7c26-11ef-b2ef-19d69d4cd9e8.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/1b12\/live\/2db87700-7c26-11ef-b2ef-19d69d4cd9e8.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/1b12\/live\/2db87700-7c26-11ef-b2ef-19d69d4cd9e8.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/1b12\/live\/2db87700-7c26-11ef-b2ef-19d69d4cd9e8.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/1b12\/live\/2db87700-7c26-11ef-b2ef-19d69d4cd9e8.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1b12\/live\/2db87700-7c26-11ef-b2ef-19d69d4cd9e8.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Reuters Chancellor and head of People's Party (OeVP) Karl Nehammer and head of Freedom Party (FPOe) Herbert Kickl wait for the start of a TV discussion in Vienna, Austria, September 23, 2024\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Karl Nehammer of the conservative People&#8217;s Party (L) has criticised Herbert Kickl for embracing conspiracy theories<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Austria\u2019s President, Alexander Van der Bellen, has also expressed his reluctance to see Kickl lead the country.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Other parties including the Social Democrats and Greens have also said they won\u2019t form a government with the FP\u00d6.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;No coalition with the far right,&#8221; the Greens&#8217; Climate Action Minister Leonore Gewessler told the BBC.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;We will not work in a coalition with the far right FP\u00d6, which denies climate change, which only works on dividing our society and spreading fear and conspiracy theories.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--$!--><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Under Karl Nehammer, the conservatives have framed the vote as a choice between the incumbent chancellor or Kickl, seeking to attract centrist voters with slogans like \u201cVote Stability&#8221; and &#8220;Vote Centre\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Nehammer has said it is \u201cimpossible to form a government with someone who adores conspiracy theories\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Thomas Hofer highlights a lack of vision from both the conservatives and Social Democrats: &#8220;One big reason why [the FP\u00d6] could have this comeback is certainly the weakness of the others.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He says forming a coalition government could take months.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Although some 6.3 million Austrians aged 16 or over will be able to vote in Sunday&#8217;s election, another 1.5 million long-term residents will not have the right, because of Austria\u2019s highly restrictive citizenship laws.   <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Across the country that means almost one in five is excluded, whereas in Vienna the proportion is as high as one in three.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">To highlight the issue, a charity organised an unofficial vote that attracted almost 20,000 people called <!-- --><i id=\"pass-egal-wahl\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">Pass Egal Wahl <!-- --><\/i>\u2013 which translates as a passport-doesn&#8217;t-matter election. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Elisabeth Scherzenlehner, who teaches refugees German, brought her class along to the campaign group&#8217;s rally in Vienna. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cI think the FP\u00d6 is a really strong negative voice, and I think there will be no mercy if they will come to rule Austria,&#8221; 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