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Will Austria's 'Nachie Descendants' take power..."Far Right Wind" is growing.

2025.01.06 AM 04:30
[Anchor]
Negotiations to form a coalition government that excludes far-right parties in Austria have collapsed, increasing the likelihood that the party created by the Nazi electorate will lead the next government.

In Germany, where the general election is set to be held next month, the far-right wind that swept Europe is getting stronger as far-right parties are expected to do well.

I'm reporter Kim Do-won.

[Reporter]
Austrian President Van der Bellen took the podium on a holiday afternoon.

This is after meeting with Prime Minister Nehammer, who expressed his resignation after negotiations with the coalition government, excluding the far-right Liberal Party, broke down.

He expressed his intention to leave the Liberal Party, which has been excluded, to form a government, although he expressed it euphemistically.

[Alexander Van der Bellen/President of Austria: I spoke to Liberal Party leader Herbert Kickl and agreed to meet here tomorrow (6th) at 11 am to discuss the new situation.]

The Austrian Liberal Party was created in 1956 by Nazi electors.

It recently won support over anti-immigration policies and opposition to supporting the war in Ukraine, becoming the main party with 29% of the vote in last September's general election.

[Herbert Kickl / Leader of the Austrian Liberal Party (September last year): My political principles are very, very simple. It's Austria First. Just two words. Austria first]
If the leader of Kickl
actually forms a coalition, the Liberal Party will take power as the first party since its foundation.

Europe's far-right winds continue indefinitely.

In Germany, which holds general elections next month, the far-right Alternative for Germany has emerged as second in opinion polls, while in France, the far-right National Union won a quarter of seats in last year's general election, showing off its presence as a third party.

Existing political parties have been in a position that they do not stand in solidarity with the far right, regardless of left or right, but we cannot just ignore those who are increasingly gaining power.

I'm Kim Do Won of YTN.


Video editing: Jung Kook-yoon



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