Tag: Austria

  • As the Austrian Nightmare Continues: Dark Clouds over Europe

    As the Austrian Nightmare Continues: Dark Clouds over Europe

    The election of the Green candidate Alexander Van der Bellen as president of Austria in the second round of the presidential elections on 23 May caused a sigh of relief across Europe.  But while the election of an extreme right-wing president seemed to be prevented his extremely narrow defeat – by only 30.000 votes –…