Austria’s far-right gains in elections, The Financial Times (2010) —
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Austria’s far-right gains in elections, The Financial Times (2010)

This article reports on the rise of the far-right Freedom Party in Austria. The recent municipal elections in Vienna show that the party is gaining popularity: the incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) won 44.2% (losing the absolute majority), while the FPÖ won 27.2% of the votes. Vienna used to be a SPÖ stronghold, and many expert believe that this is an anticipation of the next federal elections.

The link address is: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b548bbf4-d48c-11df-b230-00144feabdc0.html

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