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PM Orbán & FPÖ Chief Urge Peace Talks
Prime Minister Orbán’s meeting with the leader of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) may have been intended as a message to the ruling Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP).
Prime Minister Orbán’s meeting with the leader of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) may have been intended as a message to the ruling Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP).
The election results mean that the ‘grand coalition’ between the SPÖ and the ÖVP will more than likely continue to rule in the region.
The trial was thrown out on procedural grounds, with the FPÖ rejecting accusations of bribery as baseless and defamatory.
The state election’s results come as the FPÖ’s national support base continues to grow, with results from the latest national polls revealing that the conservative party is, by several points, the most popular political force in the country.
Austria, with its population of just under nine million, witnessed the largest percentage increase of any EU member state, logging 108,490 asylum applications last year compared to 39,930 registered in 2021.
The increasing number of asylum seekers poses “a major challenge for integration structures, which are certainly at their limits,” Integration Minister Raab said.
Polling at 28%, the FPÖ is just two points behind the ruling ÖVP-Green coalition, which collectively is polling at a mere 30%.
Nearly 3 in 10 Austrians favor leaving the European Union, more than double the number who favored leaving the bloc prior to the pandemic and the Russo-Ukraine War.
The FPÖ, the only major party in Austria to oppose sanctions against Russia, is now polling at 26% of the national vote.
The national-conservative, anti-globalist FPÖ increased its share of the vote to 18.8% in the Tyrol’s state elections on Sunday, overtaking the leftist SPÖ as the second most popular party.