Hi,The US presidential race is occupying alot of press - but right now the Austrian election is holding my interest the most.
Austria has a good electoral system which encourages more than usual 2 horse race (10 parties took part in the latest legislative election). Of course this means that minority governments and coalition governments are the norm.
The current election currently has the Social Democtrats in the lead holding 29.7% of the seats. The interesting thing is that two far right wing parties now hold 29% between them.
That represents a huge swing to the far far right - which has got alot of commentators and European pundits worried.
But this is not the rise of a fascist state. Its the people of a democratic nation voting for the leadership of their country. I applaud the fact that Austrians actually get a choice when they vote on election day and that their choices can bring a radical change to how they are governed.
Part of me is still slightly anxious about this result.
Its just as well the two charismatic leaders of the right wing parties loathe each other and do not agree on anything.
NP Out
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Is that the Austrian flag, eh? Looks strange and overtly symbolic...
Click on the link. It is the flag of the Austrian Nazi party which kicked off some bad stuff in Europe last century.
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