Austrian election: why is it significant and what does it mean for EU policy on borders, migrants and refugees?

Austrian election: why is it significant and what does it mean for EU policy on borders, migrants and refugees?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/24/austrian-election-why-is-it-significant-and-what-does-it-mean-fo/

Messlatte: Die Benchmark Heinz Fischer

Am Ende seiner zwölfjährigen Amtszeit steht Heinz Fischer als das Role Model für Bundespräsidenten da, an dem sich auch seine potenziellen Nachfolgekandidaten messen lassen müssen. Zu Recht?

23.04.2016 | 15:32 | von Oliver Pink (Die Presse)

Mit „Heinzi, Heinzi“-Sprechchören feierten sie ihren neuen Helden im roten Festzelt in der Zelinkagasse im ersten Wiener Bezirk. Es ist der 24. April 2004. Heinz Fischer, der Kandidat der SPÖ, hat soeben im ersten Wahlgang die ÖVP-Kandidatin, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, mit 52,39 Prozent zu 47,61 Prozent besiegt. Es ist auch ein Sieg über Schwarz-Blau, die damalige Regierung.

http://diepresse.com/home/politik/bpwahl/4973933/Messlatte_Die-Benchmark-Heinz-Fischer?_vl_backlink=/home/index.do

Far-Right close to seizing Austrian presidency

The far-Right appeared close to seizing the Austrian presidency on Sunday night, in an election result that will send shockwaves through Europe.

Norbert Hofer, the gun-toting candidate of the Freedom Party (FPÖ), won almost twice as many votes as his nearest rival,  according to exit polls.

With just over half the votes counted, Mr Hofer was far out in front with 35 per cent.

The result could spell the end of the two-party system that has dominated Austria since the Second World War, with their candidates beaten into fourth and fifth place.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/24/far-right-close-to-seizing-austrian-presidency/

Austrian far-right party wins first round of presidential election
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/24/austrian-far-right-wins-first-round-presidential-election-norbert-hofer


Khol spricht von "Protestwahlkampf"
http://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/politik/Khol-spricht-von-Protestwahlkampf/233065708

Experten sehen Hofer als Stichwahl-Favorit
http://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/politik/Experten-sehen-Hofer-als-Stichwahl-Favorit/233078155

Darum wählten die Österreicher Hofer Kurier
http://kurier.at/politik/inland/bundespraesidentenwahl/bp-wahl-darum-waehlten-die-oesterreicher-hofer/194.947.378


Hofburg-Wahl: Van der Bellen holt Graz
http://steiermark.orf.at/news/stories/2770452/



Présidentielle en Autriche : les partis traditionnels éliminés, l'extrême droite en tête
http://www.lepoint.fr/europe/presidentielle-en-autriche-l-extreme-droite-en-tete-du-premier-tour-24-04-2016-2034619_2626.php

Autriche : l'extrême droite en tête au premier tour de la présidentielle
http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2016/04/24/01003-20160424ARTFIG00136-autriche-l-extreme-droite-en-tete-au-premier-tour-de-la-presidentielle.php

Comment - This is the current situation in EU, those we have addressed there are were other high mechanism which get apply for the good and whatever function of EU, yet the media what they write. Twelve years ago the coming to Office of the outgoing President of Austria - there are still a few individuals in the world who know aware what we are talking about, the mechanism was applied and the election of the outgoing president once in Office his distancing from such notion. It does not encourage future interventions as such the development of high negativity across EU before that mechanism was applied to diffuse and water down some of the extreme debacles and ideas - since our reluctant to become involved - the outcome of current Europe , the many past head of Stats in Europe we have work these issues, their government and individual to say it did /does not exist would be wanton lies/utter dishonesty. Much more in Austria the many articles we have written and our families, acquaintance there, their comportment, beside the invitation which had been extended to us for the special seminar - now the outcome.

Austrian government in shock as far-right triumphs

Published on Monday, 25 April, 2016 at 07:13
(AFP) Austria's government was licking its wounds Monday after a historic debacle that saw the opposition anti-immigrant far-right triumph in a presidential ballot two years before the next scheduled general election.

According to preliminary results, Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party (FPOe) came a clear first with 36 percent of the vote, while candidates from the two governing parties failed to even make it into a runoff on May 22.

The result means that for the first time since 1945, Austria will not have a president backed by either Chancellor Werner Faymann's Social Democrats (SPOe) or their centre-right coalition partners the People's Party (OeVP).

"This is the beginning of a new political era," FPOe leader Heinz-Christian Strache said after what constituted the best-ever result at federal level for the former party of the late Joerg Haider, calling it a "historic result".

The centre-right OeVP's candidate Andreas Khol came equal fourth with 11 percent, level with the SPOe's Rudolf Hundstorfer.
http://www.wort.lu/en/politics/presidential-ballot-austrian-government-in-shock-as-far-right-triumphs-571da78f1bea9dff8fa76a71

Austria Rocked by Anti-EU Party Surge in Presidency First Round
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-24/austria-s-right-wing-freedom-party-tops-presidential-first-round

Rekorde, Motive, Trends: Interaktive Grafiken zur Hofburg-Wahl

Welche Bevölkerungsgruppen wählten welchen Hofburg-Kandidaten, und wie sieht der Trend für die Regierungsparteien aus? Die ''Presse'' gibt grafische Antworten.

http://diepresse.com/home/politik/bpwahl/4974900/Rekorde-Motive-Trends_Interaktive-Grafiken-zur-HofburgWahl?_vl_backlink=/home/index.do

Asyl-Abstimmung: Vier Rote dürften ausscheren

http://diepresse.com/home/politik/innenpolitik/4976496/AsylAbstimmung_Vier-Rote-durften-ausscheren?_vl_backlink=/home/index.do

Offener Aufstand gegen Kanzler Faymann in der SPÖ

GERALD JOHN, PETRA STUIBER, MICHAEL VÖLKER 27. April 2016, 1


http://derstandard.at/2000035868463/Offener-Aufstand-gegen-Kanzler-Werner-Faymann-in-der-SPOe