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Far-right on the rise in Austria

Far-right on the rise in Austria
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The refugee crisis in Europe has taken its toll on Vienna’s ruling coalition. The government suffered a series of set backs in local elections in

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The refugee crisis in Europe has taken its toll on Vienna’s ruling coalition.

The government suffered a series of set backs in local elections in Upper Austria last weekend.

#Austria: Support for Far-Right has Doubled http://t.co/uwqPqgkz5b pic.twitter.com/JPpSJofgDO

— ClapBurgerN (@ClapburgerN) September 29, 2015

The winner, the far-right Freedom Party, is now looking to take Vienna in the October 11 vote.

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