

FPÖ Enters Coalition To Govern Lower Austria
With the FPÖ topping national polls, the coalition’s terms—which include a compensation package for the COVID pandemic measures—show that the FPÖ may lead a future right wing collaboration.
With the FPÖ topping national polls, the coalition’s terms—which include a compensation package for the COVID pandemic measures—show that the FPÖ may lead a future right wing collaboration.
The election results mean that the ‘grand coalition’ between the SPÖ and the ÖVP will more than likely continue to rule in the region.
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Last year’s allegations that Kurz—once considered the golden boy of the European Right—and his inner circle bribed a media outlet to manipulate opinion polls, had rocked Austrian politics.
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