Dirty campaigning à la House of Cards in Austria
Smear campaigns, threats and leaks: Austria’s general election campaign was not only the country’s longest ever, but its dirtiest too.
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Presidential election blues in Austria
Norbert Höfer could be the next president of Austria. He won 36.4% in the first round of presidential elections on 24 April, the largest among the candidates. Höfer is the candidate of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), which is considered to be nationalist, far-right and anti-immigration. Green candidate Alexander Van der Belle won 20.4% of the vote and is the only remaining opponent.
