What next after Austria’s election?

CGTN Europe

Sunday’s election win by Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party was historic but many questions remain.   Shunned by most parties, can they form a coalition?   How will the EU react to an anti-Brussels leader?   CGTN’s Johannes Pleschberger reports.   #Austria #Election

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00:00Austria's far-right Freedom Party won for the first time parliamentary elections here in Austria.

00:07They are saying Danke, Österreich, thank you, Austria, because they were able to convince enough voters to gain 30 percent,

00:15around 30 percent, with their anti-immigration stance, their anti-Brussels stance.

00:20They are against more weapons deliveries to Ukraine and they are more aligned with countries like Hungary.

00:27But what will be difficult is finding a coalition to govern this country,

00:31because only one other party is open to governing with the Freedom Party,

00:36but this party says not with the Freedom Party's current leader, Herbert Kickl.

00:41So we'll see in the next days and weeks in which direction Austria will go.

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