Austrian presidential candidate Van der Bellen, reacts on Sunday night as he defeats his rival from the far-right Freedom Party. Leonhard Foeger/Reuters December 5, 2016 As Austria rejects the far-right and Italy votes No, Europe’s future hangs in the balance Richard Maher, European University Institute The Italian referendum and the Austrian vote are shaping up to be a seminal moment for European politics and the future of the European Union.
Austria’s polarised electorate went for the Greens in the end. EPA/Lisi Niesner May 24, 2016 Austrian election: a country turns its back on a political cartel Kurt Richard Luther, Keele University This year’s presidential campaign was dominated by panic over a far-right surge – but its real meaning is somewhat different.
Anti-Islam: Geert Wilders. EPA/VALERIE KUYPERS April 28, 2014 Rise of Euroscepticism masks general apathy about EU vote Duncan McDonnell, European University Institute One month to go until the 2014 European Parliament (EP) elections. The candidates have been chosen, the posters printed and the media interpretation of the results (probably) decided. “A wake-up call for…