Is Austria turning blue?

The unexpected win for the FPÖ in Austria in the first round of the Presidential election in Austria in April 2016 had eurosceptics across the continent proclaiming the righteousness of their cause, but the result betrays a deeper political malaise in Austrian society.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Austrian presidential election, 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/austrian-presidential-election-2016/

ESO: Background information: A long goodbye to the grand coalition: Austria’s presidential election http://www.europeansources.info/record/a-long-goodbye-to-the-grand-coalition-austrias-presidential-election/

ESO: Background information: Austrian far-right party sweeps first round of presidential election http://www.europeansources.info/record/austrian-far-right-party-sweeps-first-round-of-presidential-election/

ECFR: Podcast, May 2016: The Austrian presidential elections http://www.ecfr.eu/podcasts/episode/ecfrs_world_in_30_minutes_the_austrian_presidential_elections_and_the_briti

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