
Austria Re-elected President Van der Bellen
Austria re-elected Alexander van der Bellen as president. With 56% of the votes, the 78-year-old managed to gain an absolute majority in the first ballot.

Austria re-elected Alexander van der Bellen as president. With 56% of the votes, the 78-year-old managed to gain an absolute majority in the first ballot.

The point with the minimum age is not the number, but the notion that statesmanship is a slowly acquired asset. It takes time to build the experience, the skills, and all the intangible qualities that the leader of a nation must possess.

Critics condemn the draft law for empowering politicians to remove information from public access—and therefore civic debate—simply because it is embarrassing or inconvenient for the government.