Monday, September 30, 2019

The youngest chancellor of Austria was recently elected to office. Sebastian Kurtz rejects socialist policies and ran on anti-immigration and anti-political Islam, "Make Austria Great Again. (click here)"

He has extensive experience in foreign relations. His election has placed his party back in control of the Austrian agenda, however, he has to form a coalition before they can govern. Similar to the dynamics seen in the UK with Boris Johnson. If Kurtz is unable to find common ground with his coalition partner, his government will be unable to maintain its leadership for fear of a collapse.

The article above "Make Austria Great Again" clearly illustrates his foreign policy leanings.

September 29, 2019 

Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz (click here if video doesn't open - thank you) triumphed in Sunday's parliamentary election, as widely expected, but he will need a coalition partner to form a stable government. Meanwhile, support for the far-right Freedom party (FPÖ) fell by more than a third as voters punished the party for a corruption scandal that brought down the government. 'It was an incredibly difficult election campaign, the FPÖ leader, Norbert Hofer, told supporters. 'We all had to carry our load, and every day another stone was added to it,' he said, seeming to refer to the undercover video of then vice-chancellor offering lucrative public contracts in exchange for campaign support

It appears the video is not available from The Guardian. There were only 662 views.