spazz Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 http://www.voanews.com/a/austria-elections-reflect-europe-right-wing-surge/3616573.html  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CzarnaWisnia Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016  LONDON — Austria's elections on Sunday could see Norbert Hofer chosen as the country's first far-right leader since World War II. Austrians will head to the polls following a victory this week by Francois Fillon, the more right-leaning of two candidates in France's conservative primary. Analysts say voters in both countries are being heavily influenced by Brexit and the election of Donald Trump in the United States. Fillon, a former prime minister under President Nicolas Sarkozy, was the more conservative of two top candidates running for president in France's Republican Party primary elections Sunday. He has been compared to the late British conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for his calls to slash government spending, cut taxes for the wealthy, boost defense and get rid of France's 35-hour work week. Analysts say his victory points to a clear swing to the right among French voters, a trend that was already visible in the rise of Marine Le Pen's far-right, anti-immigrant National Front, whose popularity ratings soared after a series of terrorist attacks shook France last summer. (...) 'Elites not listening' "Nearly one-third of people found their governments and their lawmakers were highly corrupt — not just a little bit corrupt, but highly corrupt," she said. "People felt that the wealthy were playing a bigger role in the government decision-making than they should be." There was a link, she said, between people's frustration and what they see as "elites not listening to them." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 http://www.publico.es/internacional/ecologista-der-bellen-vence-al.html according to this spanish newspaper the greens won, but they info may be old... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genevieve Vavance Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 they are still counting the votes, VAn Der Bellen is leading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 http://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2016/12/04/584445f6e2704ecb598b45f9.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runa Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Yes, green won. There's still hope somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 change the title! this is  great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Great news Although some members here surely were supporting the nazi, hahahaha. These days we are discovering some secret admirers of the far right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Saviour Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 At least Austria! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazz Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 6 minutes ago, Rebel Saviour said: At least Austria! At least or at last? 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Saviour Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 2 minutes ago, spazz said: At least or at last? 😊 At least of course. I am happy Van Der Bellen won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Le Pen congratulates the far right neonazi for the good results, and urges him to keep on going. There are two people in this forum who are defending Le Pen in the other thread. It is important to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumbleweedt Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 48 minutes ago, karbatal said: Le Pen congratulates the far right neonazi for the good results, and urges him to keep on going. There are two people in this forum who are defending Le Pen in the other thread. It is important to know. Stop knowingly spreading lies about me. The fact that you're worked up about politically sensitive issues is understandable, but it doesn't make it okay for you to smear me with false accusations. This is the third post in a third thread. Stop this FALSE SMEAR campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULIZOS Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 9 hours ago, tumbleweedt said: Stop knowingly spreading lies about me. The fact that you're worked up about politically sensitive issues is understandable, but it doesn't make it okay for you to smear me with false accusations. This is the third post in a third thread. Stop this FALSE SMEAR campaign. LE PEN SUPPORTER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CzarnaWisnia Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 42 minutes ago, ULIZOS said: LE PEN SUPPORTERÂ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumbleweedt Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 @ULIZOS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Love Spent Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 In huge bolded font in case you didn't get the hint. some of you are hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshade Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Well, at least Austria hasn't lost its mind yet. Props. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Spent Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 It was close though. Hofer got something like 46%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 29 minutes ago, Nightshade said: Well, at least Austria hasn't lost its mind yet. Props. well,the greens won but the far right had very good results...it seems to me that it's a matter of time to see them win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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