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A look at Austria shows what happens when you are no longer able to form an alliance,
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck of the Greens told Deutschlandfunk public radio
The corset of EU regulations must be broken,
the party program readsThe European Union is currently pursuing a course of escalation at every turn, which could end in a third world war,
Kickl’s party program reads
If this isn't assured ... I can say that's it,
Kickl said
Our country was driven into the wall in the past five years,
Kickl said, pointing in particular to Austria's large budget deficit and what he said was “a massive trust deficit” accumulated by mainstream partiesIt's that vicious cycle. Centrist parties come to power, they fail to deliver the agenda that they present, they engage in multiple U-turns, and that leads to the rise of the far right,
explains researcher Georgios Samaras, based at King's College London
Mr. Kickl was very shrewd,
Heinisch, a professor at Salzburg University, told DWThe ability to have far-reaching influence in Austria is probably a much bigger prize,
he addedAnother aspect that we also need to consider is that the political center is gradually shifting towards the far right,
he addedThe FPÖ [Freedom Party] doesn't really have anything to lose. Political destabilization is what's happening, and they can only benefit from that,
he saidIf that is not the case, then ... there will be snap election. We are prepared,
Kickl said, a clear threat given that opinion polls show FPO support has only risen since September while the OVP's has fallen, with the gap growing to more than 10 percentage points
Honest government must be preceded by honest negotiations, ... No little games, no tricks, no sabotage."
Kickl said, addingOur goal has to be to carve out the healthy seed of asylum from the rotten fruit of mass migration,
said Mr Kickl at the FPÖ manifesto launch
The ÖVP cannot afford anything else now.”
He told ORF public televisionFresh elections would have been a secure thing, and I am confident that [we] would have been able to translate current poll numbers into election votes,
he addedIf that cannot be guaranteed, then that’s that,
he said, ... adding thatYou can’t have a democratic state with Kickl,
he addedI have decided for the sovereign, shared path and sovereign responsibility, because it’s important that Austria doesn’t waste any [more] time,
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Mr Kickl believes he can find viable solutions... and he wants this responsibility,
Van der Bellen said
That this person might get the mandate to form a government is unacceptable to us,
said Ischay, who was among hundreds of protesters outside the presidential palace on Monday