Monday, May 23, 2016

Green Light

 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/23/far-right-candidate-defeated-austrian-presidential-election-norbert-hofer
Alexander van der Bellen, a former Green party leader running as independent, beats the Freedom party’s Norbert Hofer

A leftwing, independent candidate has narrowly prevented Austria from becoming the first EU country to elect a far-right head of state after a knife-edge contest ended with his opponent conceding defeat. [Read more].
Alexander van der Bellen waves to supporters at the Palais Auersperg after the Austrian presidential elections runoff. Photo: Florian Wieser/EPA.

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