Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Austria Wraps Up Ugly, Divisive Campaign; Voters Head to Polls

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Austrians went to the polls Sunday in a re-run election that could see front-runner Norbert Hofer elected, making him Austria’s first far-right president since World War II. Voters are driven largely by anti-establishment sentiments and anger over issues of immigration, the financial burden of refugees and migrants who are collecting benefits from Austria’s welfare system, and Europe’s wave of terrorist attacks over the last year following the start of the migrant crisis. Sunday’s poll...

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