Austrian Elections & Politics 2.0 (Presidential runoff re-vote: 4 Dec. 2016)

[Grand Wizard Lizard of the Klan]

https://www.parlament.gv.at/WWER/NR/SITZPLANNR/index.shtml

I wonder why FPO: sits to the left compared to O:VP?

[Grand Wizard Lizard of the Klan]

Looks like Austria is becoming Poland 2.0

Pfff. Austria never will be as cool as Poland.

[Grand Wizard Lizard of the Klan]

Oh my.... This is incredibly sad, even disappointing - I would have thought that the Austrian population was at least slightly less racist, slightly less stupid.

lol

[Grand Wizard Lizard of the Klan]

Not shocking.

[Grand Wizard Lizard of the Klan]

As bad as this result is, I'm even more depressed that it is driven by younger people.  At least in the US, the far-right anti-immigrant sentiment is coming mainly from olds.

Young men, that is. Young women seem to be a lot more reasonable.

I guess this is general European trend, in Poland it was also the case that especially young people tend to vote on petite-bourgeoisie, anti-immigration right. If voting age in Poland would be 16, Korwin would be in the Sejm.

If so then Hofer has a good 50/50 shot if not better at winning based on this poll.  My sense is that he should be the underdog.  Him coming in so strong on the first round will most likely scare passive center-left voters to come out in the second round to vote in large numbers.

From what I've seen on social media, exactly the opposite seems to be the case, i.e. it's mainly resignation and disappointment at the result.

All depends on the campaign but I guess for many Van Der Bellen is also not great alternative.

[Grand Wizard Lizard of the Klan]

Clearly, unlike Germany, denazification failed.

lol

[Grand Wizard Lizard of the Klan]

Clearly, unlike Germany, denazification failed.

lol

What? They are about to elect an open antisemite.

And denazification fails here too. You're still here. Being annexed 70 years ago wasn't enough for you?

I am not 70+ years old dummy and I am not state so I would be hard for me to be annexed. Similarly most of the voters in Austria. And even them are voting mainly more on SPD or OVP than younger voters. I can't see any link between modern times and denazification. FPO success much more have roots in different aspects than Nazi past of Austria.

[Grand Wizard Lizard of the Klan]

lol

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Dear Lord, Polish twitter and facebook is full of conspiracy theories since yesterday and I don't even want to think how it will be now :I

[Grand Wizard Lizard of the Klan]

Dear Lord, Polish twitter and facebook is full of conspiracy theories since yesterday and I don't even want to think how it will be now :I

There is no reason really for conspiracy theories, because the postal votes are counted in front of district election commissions, which are manned with representatives of all parties (incl. Greens and FPÖ of course).

Lol, you clearly do not know Polish right-wing social media.