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Far-right Austrian opposition party could top the polls for the first time

Publish Date
Mon, 30 Sep 2024, 7:59am
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Far-right Austrian opposition party could top the polls for the first time

Publish Date
Mon, 30 Sep 2024, 7:59am

Austria’s general election could see the far-right opposition Freedom Party (FPÖ) top the polls for the first time as voters head out to cast their ballot.

The party’s leader describes himself as Volkskanzler (people's chancellor), which was used to describe Adolf Hitler in the 1930s.

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