Austria far right thwarted, Van der Bellen elected president


World | 207697 hits | May 23 10:25 am | Posted by: martin14
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Alexander Van der Bellen is elected Austria's president, as Norbert Hofer narrowly fails in his bid to become the EU's first far-right head of state.

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  1. by avatar martin14
    Mon May 23, 2016 5:30 pm
    Almost. :lol:

  2. by avatar N_Fiddledog
    Mon May 23, 2016 5:43 pm
    The term "far right" in Euro-Prog-media-speak appears to mean anti-open-border, pro-country.

    They mean it as a slur, but it's turning into a compliment.

    I read somewhere "President" is largely a ceremonial position in Austria. The fact the good guys almost won is the only thing that matters here.

  3. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Mon May 23, 2016 5:59 pm
    If they continue to ignore the reasons why this candidate garnered so much support, then they truly are deluded fools who deserve any horrific events that may occur.

  4. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Mon May 23, 2016 8:06 pm
    "martin14" said
    Almost. :lol:


    The next election won't be so close.

  5. by avatar martin14
    Mon May 23, 2016 8:38 pm
    "BartSimpson" said
    Almost. :lol:


    The next election won't be so close.




    Already some in the FPO are shouting 'fixed'.

    Postal votes are usually done by older, more conservative people.
    It should have taken a Hofer lead after the count into a an easy Hofer victory.

    'Record' number of postal ballots smells fishy, and places like Tower Hamlets in the UK are famous for being ballot box stuffers.

    Something Republicans might want to take VERY seriously in November.

    The lefties will pull out all the stops this time.

  6. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Mon May 23, 2016 8:44 pm
    I expect the left won't have any limits or scruples in their desires to frustrate the will of the people.

    As usual.

  7. by avatar N_Fiddledog
    Mon May 23, 2016 8:47 pm
    Yes Martin, in fact I was just reading this one at Vlad Tepes blog from before the final votes were counted:

    The FpO, the rough equivalent of Geert Wilders’ People’s Freedom Party, appears to have won the elections in Austria. that is, he took all but 2 of the regions marked in yellow on this map.



    The problem is, now they count the postal ballots, which of course are designed for electoral fraud, and we know there is going to be lots of that. But in terms of the votes we can count, the Islam-critical party won by something close to 2%.

    “Preliminary result of Austrian presidential vote, not including postal votes, shows far-right candidate Norbert Hofer on 51.9%, independent Alexander Van der Bellen on 48.1%, interior ministry says “


    And if there's any "Far Leftists" nearby you can double-check those figures at your "Guardian" if you like.

    Data from Austria’s interior ministry, which does not take into account the projected postal vote, put Hofer on 51.9% and Van der Bellen on 48.1%.


    http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/m ... -exit-poll

  8. by avatar martin14
    Mon May 23, 2016 8:54 pm
    http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/05 ... c-slogans/


    Whoever Loves Austria Is Sh*t’ – Austria’s New President Hates His Own Country

    This is the guy they just elected President.

  9. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Mon May 23, 2016 9:25 pm
    "martin14" said
    http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/05/23/whoever-loves-austria-sht-president-elect-beat-nationalist-hofer-used-anti-patriotic-slogans/


    Whoever Loves Austria Is Sh*t’ – Austria’s New President Hates His Own Country

    This is the guy they just elected President.


    Must be a friend of Obama's.

  10. by avatar Public_Domain
    Mon May 23, 2016 9:27 pm
    :|

  11. by avatar N_Fiddledog
    Mon May 23, 2016 10:08 pm
    "Public_Domain" said
    Didn't we very recently have a guy as Prime Minister for a decade who used to shittalk Canada?


    No, but Germany had a leader who did this.


  12. by avatar Freakinoldguy
    Mon May 23, 2016 11:11 pm
    "Public_Domain" said
    Didn't we very recently have a guy as Prime Minister for a decade who used to shittalk Canada?


    Chretien? XD

  13. by avatar GreenTiger
    Tue May 24, 2016 1:05 am
    "BartSimpson" said
    http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/05/23/whoever-loves-austria-sht-president-elect-beat-nationalist-hofer-used-anti-patriotic-slogans/


    Whoever Loves Austria Is Sh*t’ – Austria’s New President Hates His Own Country

    This is the guy they just elected President.


    Must be a friend of Obama's.
    Look forward to January 20, 2017. Wouldn't it be nice to have a President who actually likes this country.

  14. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Tue May 24, 2016 2:37 am
    They still feel contempt for the average American though....regardless of their party affiliation.



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