Austria’s mainstream parties shrink following election

Austria's pro-Europe, centrist coalition partners won the parliamentary election on the 29 September 2013, but they had to deal with a tiny combined majority as the voters boosted the far right and the new liberal party.

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ESO: Background information: Austrian parliamentary elections, 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/austrian-parliamentary-elections-2013/

EUObserver, 30.09.13: Austria coalition re-elected, but anti-EU parties gain http://euobserver.com/political/121601

BBC News, 30.09.13: Early poll results give Austria's 'grand coalition' second term http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24321045

Deutsche Welle, 29.09.13: Austrian coalition retains wafer-thin majority following general election http://dw.de/p/19qLF

Kurier, 29.09.13: Grand coalition in Vienna must renew itself (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/results/archiv_article/ARTICLE130925-Grand-coalition-in-Vienna-must-renew-itself

New York Times, 02.10.13: Well-off, but uneasy (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/4194541-well-uneasy

Spiegel Online International, 30.09.13: Populists Gain Ground: Austrian Voters Shift to the Right http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/government-reelected-in-austria-despite-voters-shifting-to-righ-a-925272.html

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 07.09.13: Although Austria’s grand coalition will continue, the dominance of the country’s two major parties may be nearing its end http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2013/10/07/although-austrias-grand-coalition-will-continue-the-dominance-of-the-countrys-two-major-parties-may-be-nearing-its-end/

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 09.10.13: The success of anti-system parties in the Austrian election reflects very real problems with political corruption http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2013/10/09/the-success-of-anti-system-parties-in-the-austrian-election-reflects-very-real-problems-with-political-corruption/

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