Nazi-Founded Party Wins Austrian Election [VIDEO]

September 29, 2024 Extremists, Politics

Politico Europe reports:

The far-right Freedom Party of Austria stormed to victory on Sunday, according to early projections, marking the first time since World War II that a party with fascist leanings has won a national election in the Alpine nation.

The Freedom Party, which was founded by a group of Nazi veterans in the 1950s, led the field with 29.1 percent of the vote, edging out the center-right Austrian People’s Party, which currently leads a coalition government.

The People’s Party garnered 26.2 percent. The center-left Social Democrats finished third with 20.4 percent, followed by the liberal Neos with 8.8 percent and the Greens with 8.6 percent.

The Associated Press reports:

Herbert Kickl, a former interior minister and longtime campaign strategist who has led the Freedom Party since 2021, wants to become Austria’s new chancellor on the back of the first far-right national election win in post-World War II Austria.

But to become Austria’s new leader, he would need a coalition partner to command a majority in the lower house of parliament — and rivals have said they won’t work with Kickl in government.

More than 6.3 million people age 16 and over were eligible to vote for the new parliament in Austria, a European Union member that has a policy of military neutrality.

The Times of Israel reports:

The winner will fall short of an absolute majority, but will claim the right to lead a coalition. If confirmed, Kickl’s victory may prove pyrrhic, as the 55-year-old is a polarising figure under whom other party leaders have refused to serve.

He has given no indication so far he could step aside to ensure his party leads the government. “What’s at stake is whether the FPO will appoint the chancellor or not,” explains Kathrin Stainer-Haemmerle, a political science professor at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences.

The cult, of course, is celebrating.



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