Austria election RESULTS: Eurosceptic Sebastian Kurz declares VICTORY in nightmare for EU

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SEBASTIAN Kurz has declared victory in the Austrian elections following the latest vote projections, which could see him form an alliance with the far-right in a crushing blow for the European Union.
By Rebecca Perring
PUBLISHED: 16:01, Sun, Oct 15, 2017 | UPDATED: 20:37, Sun, Oct 15, 2017

The People’s Party (OVP) got 30.2 per cent of the vote, according to exit polls from Austrian news channel ORF.

Mr Kurz's party is tough on migration, easy on taxes and widely Eurosceptic after rebranding itself over the last few months to propel its popularity in the wealthy Alpine nation.



He is expected to form a coalition with the right-wing populist Freedom party (FPO), who got 26.8 per cent of the vote, according to the latest projections.

Speaking after 85 per cent of the votes were counted, he told his cheering supporters: "Today we have won a huge mandate to change this country, and I promise you I will work with all my energy for change.

"We want to establish a new culture in politics. And we want to change the country for the better.”

Meanwhile, the Social Democratic Party, the largest party in the last government, are in third place with 26.3 per cent.

The OVP will be the biggest party in the new parliament, according to the OE24 exit poll, with 57 seats – an increase of 10.

The FPO will take 51 seats, up 11.

The SPO, the largest party in the last parliament, will lose three seats, leaving them on 49.

Mr Kurz said: "I would of course like to form a stable government. If that cannot be done then there are other options,"adding that he planned to talk to all parties in parliament but would first wait for a count of postal ballots that begins on Monday.

Exit polls including postal votes also showed Mr Kurz on course for victory, as the OVP got 30.2 per cent of the vote.

While the Freedom Party got 26.8 per cent of the vote.

During the first exit poll by OE24, the People’s Party (OVP) got 31 per cent of the vote, while the Freedom Party got 29 per cent of the vote, according to the exit poll.

Meanwhile, the Social Democratic Party were in third place with 25 per cent.

The SPO’s projected result of 26.3 per cent represents the party’s worst showing since the end of Adolf Hitler’s rule in Austria, according to Europe Elects.

If Sunday's projections are provided right, eurosceptic Mr Kurz, 31, will become Europe’s youngster leader after becoming foreign minister at the age of 27.

Although the OVP has been in government for 30 year and Mr Kurz is one of the cabinet’s longest serving ministers, he has run his campaign with a promise of change.

The stunning result will come as a crushing blow to the EU and essentially a strong vote against liberal politics, pedalled by France and Germany.

And as a member of the EU, Austria could now go on to resist efforts by Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron to reform the bloc and expand cooperation on issues such as immigration.

He was also instrumental in closing down the Balkan route into Europe used by Middle Eastern refugees.

Mr Kurz’s OVP has promised to cut access to social welfare benefits for refugees for at least five years.

It comes after Austria was used as a gateway for nearly 900,000 migrants making their way to Germany.

It also received more than 68,000 applications for asylum in 2015.

The Freedom Party was founded by ex-Nazis in the 1950s. It nearly won the presidency last year and topped opinion polls in the midst of Europe's migrant crisis.


http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/...a-live-updates

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Maybe this is what we need. Younger guys in politics instead of boomer cucks.

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European Rabbis welcome new Austrian Chancelor

Conference of European Rabbis hopes Austrian government will protect freedom of religion despite rise of far-right party in polls.

The Conference of European Rabbis (CER) welcomed the victory of Sebastian Kurz, the head of the center-right Austrian People’s Party, in the Austrian national elections Sunday, but expressed concerns over the rise of a far-right party.

Kurz, who at 31 will become the youngest head of state of any western nation, hosted rabbis from the CER for a kosher breakfast a year and a half ago. During the breakfast, he gave a speech in which he pledged his commitment to combating anti-Semitism.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/236723

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Austria's Kurz says will not tolerate anti-Semitism

Austrian election winner Sebastian Kurz says he will demand a clear stance against anti-Semitism from potential coalition partners in the government the conservative politician is set to form, an Israeli paper reported Tuesday.

The 31-year-old made the comments in an interview with Israel Hayom newspaper as Austria's far-right looked set for a possible return to power in a coalition with Kurz.

"The battle against anti-Semitism and our policy of zero tolerance against all anti-Semitic tendencies is very important to me," Kurz told the right-wing newspaper that firmly backs Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"It is a clear pre-condition for the formation of any coalition under my leadership."

Kurz added that "there should not be any doubt about this".

http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2017/...-anti-semitism