Joseph Binder felt happy on Monday. The carpenter who
lives in Vienna was among voters who propelled Austria's Far
right freedom Party to an historic parliamentary win a day
before Binder said his family had long supported the Conservative
People's Party which governs now, but he switched,
complaining that its policies are bad for business. There
are so many rules and labeling requirements that small businesses
can no longer keep up with and then you feel
let down somewhere you're a compulsory member, but then
you no longer feel properly represented. And that's also
a major reason why more and more people are joining
the FPO expecting and hoping for a better future.
Sunday's election saw the FPO draw 29% of votes still
short of a parliamentary majority to govern. It must
now find a coalition partner. But the leaders of
rival factions have said they're not interested in a coalition
with the FPOS polarizing leader Herbert kick. That refusal
has garnered criticism from voters such as Binder accusing other
parties of ignoring the single largest voting. It's undemocratic
. And at some point, you might even lose
touch with the people. And then you shouldn't be
surprised if they perhaps split off somewhere or make their
own plans. The eurosceptic Russia friendly FPO has worked
to moderate its image. The party wants to stop
granting asylum altogether and build a fortress Austria that stops
migrants from entering. Some Austrian Turkish citizens are trying
to look positively at the prospect of a kick.
All led government kebab seller beat ut Dera said there
could be worries about people being deported but born and
raised in Austria and having served in its army.
He didn't seem concerned for himself. I pay my
taxes. I'm nice to the people here. They're
just as nice to me. He said, Turkish
cafe owner, Bat Alkan says he's just concerned about
crime and believes the freedom party could fix the problem
up until now. I supported the Social Democrats but
they didn't listen to anyone. This street has become
such a disaster. I'm an employer and in the
last 3 to 4 years, people can't even come
out on the street anymore because of all the drug
dealers and theft. The ruling People's party also known
as OVP is the only group that has signaled openness
to forming a coalition with the freedom party but its
leader, incumbent Chancellor Karl Nehama ruled out again on
Sunday. Chances of going into government with Kik,
if Kik can't bring allies on board, it could
mean a comeback from the OVP in coalition with the
center left Social Democrats