The article explains how the far-right parties in Austria won almost a third of the votes in the parliamentary elections that occurred on Sunday. The Freedom Party as they are so fondly referred to as won eighteen percent of the vote which advanced them to gain seven percentage points. The article speaks further about the anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiments that are reoccurring frequently in European Politics. The overall outcome has a rising disagreement in globalization. These right-wing groups have directly placed the blame of the economic hardships on immigrants and foreign competition. Mr. Strache, a dental technician has pleaded for a halt to immigration. Wolfgang Bachmayer stated that the Freedom Party made fewer attacks on foreigners than in the past. When reading this you can tell that the people following the right-wing party are against immigration and they believe that it directly affects the economy. Having two or three of these right-wing parties join together could cause a very problematic situation for immigrants and Muslims in the future. The actions seen by Austrian conservative parties’ is closely related to the views of European conservatives. I couldn’t imagine what it would be like for former immigrants in Austria if they were to gain control of the Government. From this article you can see that the government is not stable in Austria and they use immigration as a direct relation to the problem with economy. This was a step in the right direction for the Freedom party but could strike fear into some Muslims and Immigrants of the area. Having Mr. Strache in charge could lead to the absolute abolishment of immigration to Austria and future immigrants will have to look elsewhere for refuge.
Article By: Nicholas Kulish
Monday, September 29th Edition of The New York Times
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