The 2012 Austrian Election Interlude: The rise of Frank Stronach and more ...

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In her comments in several interviews on 23 December, Heinisch-Hosek had said: "I consider the burka a sign of the submission of women. It greatly hinders women from finding jobs in the labour market. If more women wearing burkas appear in Austria, I will test a ban on them and enact administrative fines for women wearing them in public buildings."

She added that Islam was a danger to women’s rights when it led to "politically fundamentalist-oriented policies" such as the mandatory wearing of burkas.

Good God, Austria's a bad place.

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Amazing!

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In other news, a FPÖ-candidate running for the Bludenz (Vorarlberg) city council has been thrown out of the FPÖ after talking about euthanizing Muslims, Islam being a degenerated, vile religion and saying that "being called a Nazi by these Muslims is a honor to him".

This sort of thing is commonplace, isn't it?

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There´s also a new IMAS poll in today`s Presse about the image of Islam in Austria:

54% of Austrian view Islam as a threat to Western lifestyle.

71% say that Islam is not in line with Western values like Democracy and Freedom.

4% of Austrians wouldn´t mind if someone from the family marries a Muslim.

59% want to ban the construction of minarets.

51% want to ban the construction of mosques and the wearing of headscarves.

72% have concerns about the willingness of Muslims in the country to integrate into the society.

61% say "Austria is a Christian country and should remain so".

42% say "the less foreigners in Austria, the better".

Another interesting fact is that Austrians do not think that they can openly discuss political and historical facts in the public without prejudice:

24% think so and another 20% say it depends on the issue.

That`s why pollsters from IMAS say there could be a huge gap in what people say in polls and what the do in the polling stations -> See Swiss referendum on Minarets and the polls before that.

http://diepresse.com/home/politik/innenpolitik/543159/index.do?_vl_backlink=/home/politik/innenpolitik/index.do

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Doesn't the Kronen Zeitung own Martin?

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Do it.

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What does the sign in the first picture say?

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Swiss President?

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There´s actually a 4th mosque in Austria - with a 8 meter high minaret - and it´s actually in my district, in the city of Saalfelden.



But unlike the other 3 Austrian towns in which there was controversy about building the mosques with their minarets, the one in my district was already built in 2003 without any opposition.

Even the Salzburg-FPÖ and its leader Karl Schnell is supporting the mosque, as well as the SPÖ mayor, the local Catholic priest and the Anti-Terror authorities in Salzburg.

We also have many, many summer tourists in the Zell am See/Kaprun/Saalfelden area who are from Arab countries like the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar and they also are happy that they can visit a mosque in the district.

Good to see for the rest of Austria that my county can serve as an example in this case.

http://derstandard.at/1282273386518/Trotz-Minarett-Moschee-in-Saalfelden-stoert-nicht-einmal-die-FPOe

The minaret seems quite unnecessary. But how are there only four mosques in Austria?

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Ah, so the definition of mosque is different in Austria. Here, the praying rooms are also called mosques.

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Why is Vassilakou so mistrusted? I seem to recall a scandal involving her, though I can't remember the details.

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Vienna is shaped a lot like Berlin.

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Youths preferring the fascists over the lefties? I don't understand Austria...

Protest vote. The Left is as much part of the establishment in Austria as in Scandinavia. Therefore...

I would put it this way:

The Austrian Left favors the mass immigration of foreigners. The Austrian youth does not.

That's clear from the poll results. The question is why that is.

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I have school from 7:35 to 12:35.

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That "Chamber of Citizen Representatives" might be the worst idea ever.

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Let's not ignore this gem.

Political analyst Thomas Hofer from h&p consulting says his success in business is a political plus, one that evokes the wave Mitt Romney is attempting to ride in the United States presidential race at the moment.