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MowCowWhoHow III

(2,103 posts) Sun May 22, 2016, 12:11 PM May 2016

Austria presidential vote: Run-off race too close to call

Source: BBC

Partial results in Austria's run-off presidential election, which pitches the far right against an independent, suggest it is too close to call.

Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party appeared to be in the lead initially, but Alexander Van der Bellen has moved ahead with nearly 80% of votes counted.

For the first time since World War Two, both the main centrist parties were knocked out in the first round.

A key issue in the campaign was Europe's migrant crisis.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36353200

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Austria presidential vote: Run-off race too close to call (Original Post) MowCowWhoHow III May 2016 OP

Austrian public TV calls it 'arschknapp' muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #1

And watch the AfD soar to new heights in Germany, tabasco May 2016 #2

Austria far-right 'narrowly loses poll, electing Van der Bellen president' MowCowWhoHow III May 2016 #3

Great news! "Mr Van der Bellen campaigned on a pro-EU platform, backed by the Green Party." pampango May 2016 #4

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)

1. Austrian public TV calls it 'arschknapp'

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 12:29 PM

May 2016

katya adler ?@BBCkatyaadler 52 minutes ago

#Austria public tv ORF describing exit polls as 'arschknapp' a rather crude version of 'bloody close'

https://twitter.com/BBCkatyaadler/status/734406814331240449

"Tighter than a gnat's arse", perhaps ...

Katya also tweets:

katya adler ?@BBCkatyaadler 3 minutes ago

Votes in #Austria still to be counted in cities. Thought to tend less to the right. Could favour victory for ex-Green party candidate

https://twitter.com/BBCkatyaadler/status/734419974568185856

tabasco

(22,974 posts)

2. And watch the AfD soar to new heights in Germany,

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 04:08 PM

May 2016

thanks to the ill-conceived decision to allow a million immigrants into the country.

CHEAP LABOR ---- the plutocrats control the major parties in Germany, just like the U.S. The only reason the CDU/SPD coalition made such a stupid decision --- CHEAP LABOR, for the 1% factories, for generations to come.

MowCowWhoHow III

(2,103 posts)

3. Austria far-right 'narrowly loses poll, electing Van der Bellen president'

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Mon May 23, 2016, 10:39 AM

May 2016

Austria far-right 'narrowly loses poll, electing Van der Bellen president'

Independent candidate Alexander Van der Bellen has won Austria's presidential election, preventing Norbert Hofer from becoming the EU's first far-right head of state, the BBC has been told.

Mr Hofer led narrowly after Sunday's election but postal votes counted on Monday gave Mr Van der Bellen victory.

Mr Van der Bellen campaigned on a pro-EU platform, backed by the Green Party.

Mr Hofer, of the Freedom Party, had tapped into anti-EU sentiment and fears about rising numbers of asylum seekers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36362505

pampango

(24,692 posts)

4. Great news! "Mr Van der Bellen campaigned on a pro-EU platform, backed by the Green Party."

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Reply #3)

Mon May 23, 2016, 04:33 PM

May 2016

Nice to see the "Trump" of Austria go down to defeat at the hands of a pro-EU liberal.

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