Will the Austrian Freedom Party form a coalition and create a stable government? | Far right
Herbert Kickle, the first extreme rightist after World War II to be invited to form a government.
Austria could soon join the growing number of European Union countries led by the far right.
Months of negotiations led by the conservative Austrian People’s Party ended without a coalition, leaving the president, a leftist former leader of the Greens, with little choice but to look further to the right.
The Freedom Party (FPO) is anti-immigration and pro-Russian.
Its leader, Herbert Kickle, is set to begin negotiations with the Conservatives and hopes to become chancellor.
Will it work?
And if he does, what does the future look like for the ailing Austrian economy and significant immigrant population?
Leader: Cyril Vanier
Guests:
Michael Bonvalot – Journalist
Aurelien Mondon – senior lecturer at the University of Bath
Florian Hartleb – political advisor
