Will the Freedom Party of Austria form a coalition and form a stable government? , far right wing
Herbert Kickley is the first far-right leader since World War II to be invited to form a government.
Austria may soon join the growing number of EU countries led by the far right.
Months of talks led by the conservative Austrian People’s Party ended without a coalition and the president, a leftist former Greens leader, has been left with no choice but to look even further to the right.
The Freedom Party (FPÖ) is anti-immigration and pro-Russian.
Its leader, Herbert Kickley, is expected to open talks with the conservatives and emerge as chancellor.
Will he succeed?
And if he does so, what will the future hold for Austria’s ailing economy and its significant immigrant population?
Presenter: Cyril Vanier
Guest:
Michael Bonvallot – journalist
Aurélien Mondon – Senior Lecturer at the University of Bath
Florian Hartleb – political advisor
