Austria Elections Kurzi Seeks Re-election Chancellor

The fight against global warming is in fashion now. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has also discovered the subject. After all, the fallen former cavalari, Kurz, 33, cannot always talk about preventing migration in the republic of alpe, broadcasts the DW.

Right-wing populists are the only ones who call hysteria limiting CO2 emissions. Norbert Hoffer, the new face of the right, calls climate change like Donald Trump or German populist party colleagues, the AfD, a hugely swollen lie.

Scandal “Ibiza” brought down the coalition

Former party leader scandal, FP Rancho, Heinz-Christian Strache, who offered favor to a remnant of a supposedly Russian oligarch, did not play a primary role in the campaign. The hidden video in Ibiza triggered a major shock in Austria, bringing the coalition of conservatives to collapse under Sebastian Kurzin. In the wake of the scandal, Kurzi was forced to remove even FPה Interior Minister Herbert Kickl. After that, the FP thereby retaliated by demanding a no-confidence motion for the Chancellor, which brought his fall and paved the way for new elections. The right-wing populist party views itself as the victim of a <x0 criminal gang”. Regarding the video registration scandal, there are some conspiracy theories.

Kurzi leads

The glorious end of the conservative party's coalition, ♫VP and FP entry players has not damaged the conservative former partner. According to recent polls, Sebastian Kurz with a mass-cut APUVP, picks up the values of 33-35 %. It is likely to get more votes than in the last elections, and it can be made by distance the main force. The FP) that still has to fight with itself, if I have to get the black sheep out of here named Heinz-Christian Strache, it could catch 21-23%. She has to fight with the Social Democrats, who in the polls rank 25-23%, to take second place.

New charges against Straches

Meanwhile, investigations are under way against the former leader involved in the scandal, FP Rancho, Heinz-Christian Strache. It is alleged that he and his wife, secretary, and bodyguard have misused funds and taken money from suspicious oligarchs from Eastern Europe. His bodyguard has agreed to speak and even plays a role in Ibiza's relationship. Although within the FPה is now being exposed to very dirty, the leadership remains calm. “We have many traditional voters who remain faithful”, a recently senior official said.

Among the smaller parties can cheer the Green. They are expected to overcome this time the 4% barrier and enter parliament, in which they were part until 2017. This thanks to the central topic of climate change, says Austrian Greens head Werner Kogler.

Campaign Slogans

Television duo during the campaign were generally peaceful. ⇩ VP head Sebastian Kurz gave himself the image of the village boy. He did not forget to mention that grandparents in a rural area willingly pet the goats.

It was once important for him to point out how he was raised in a neighborhood of workers in Vienna. But this campaign is about the country, identity, and populist distance from so-called elites.

The slogan from the election campaign of the VP was “We want our Chancellor back!” Austria seems to want what you know, you don't want experiments.

In a direct duel with Sebastian Kursin, the main candidate of the Social Democrats, SP thereby Pamela Randy-Wagner, was ridiculed with changing the image of Kurz. He replied that man can grow in two countries. Social Democrat Candidate Despite Far NEVP by vote, puts optimism as a campaign creed. Social Democrats slogan: “Yes, we Pam!”

Coaling between conservatives and right-wing populists?

Sebastian Kurz before the elections has made no promise of a coalition. In his circles it is said that his cooperation with FPה is very difficult because he is personally disappointed. But creating another coalition should also be difficult. An update of the decades-old ⇩VP alliance with SP thereby does not love either party. For a bag of Greens, which Sebastian Kurz could imagine, would not suffice. With perhaps a 8% environmental result, the environmentalists are very weak. Kurz has even admitted, that it can be achieved even in a government run by Social Democrats, if the small parties, the Gelbrite, the liberal Neos party, Pilz List and SP Jamal increase votes in these elections.

On the content side, Sebastian Kurz wouldn't have much reserve to coalition with right-wing populists. On the issue of migration both parties agree: It's about love for country, Austrian identity. Those words are no stranger to Sebastian Kurz. But he sees parts of FPה as very close to extremist right groupings, like the identity movement. The head of FP⇩ denies such ties and relates them. And for Sebastian Kurz, it's also an eyelid and former Interior Minister Herbert Kickl. He is number 2 to populists, and in a new parliament he could become the parliamentary group's chairman. Kurz should then cooperate with him. “A to make coalition with blues (party symbol FP implemented.) His answer was: “initially voted, then seeing”.