Heinz-Christian Strache Wins Big In Austria
Heinz Strache is a far right straight shooting political star. He
is fed up with the gay's agendas, wants a ministry for the deportation
of immigrants; says "Vienna must not become Istanbul or Tel Aviv". He
promises to repeal laws banning Nazi revivalism. He is the
new star of Austrian politics and the new poster boy of Europe's
extreme right.
Strache, 39, led his Freedom party to 18% of the vote in an early
general election on Sunday. His former boss and mentor-turned-rival,
Jörg Haider, single-handedly steered his breakaway far-right Movement
for Austria's Future to 11% - meaning that almost one in three
Austrians who voted opted for the extreme right.
He is widely seen as more aggressive and more rightwing than Haider,
and likes to bash Brussels (an easy option in a country that registers
just 28% support for the EU), inveigh against Islam, and take a loud
and proud anti-immigration stand. Austria is tops in Europe again."
