Austria’s thrilling elections will have far-reaching impact on political developments in the EU. EPIN Commentary No. 32, May 2016
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01/05/2016
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After a passionate two-day election, Alexander Van Der Bellen (supported by the Greens) narrowly defeated his far-right wing opponent, Norbert Hofer (Freedom Party of Austria or FPÖ), thereby becoming Austria’s new President (50.3% vs 49.7%). Notably, the ecologist candidate only managed to win thanks to the postal votes counted on the day after the polls closed, whereas anti-EU Hofer was still leading by some 144,000 votes on the previous evening. Such a narrow defeat is likely to have long-term implications for Austrian and European politics. |
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http://aei.pitt.edu/76110/1/Austria_post%2Delections.pdf Frantescu, Doru Peter (2016) Austria’s thrilling elections will have far-reaching impact on political developments in the EU. EPIN Commentary No. 32, May 2016. [Policy Paper] |
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https://www.ceps.eu/publications/austria%E2%80%99s-thrilling-elections-will-have-far-reaching-impact-political-developments-eu http://aei.pitt.edu/76110/ |
Palavras-Chave | #Austria #European elections/voting behavior |
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Policy Paper NonPeerReviewed |