The Austrian Election: FPÖ at 29.2% is now largest party in Austria

The National Council election on Sunday marked a turning point. For the first time in the Second Republic, the FPÖ (Freedom Party) came in first place nationwide, and clearly so. Still, other parties have said they will not cooperate to form a government.  

Analysis from an email listr:

Months of barrage of hate speech by the globalist media against the FPÖ (Freedom Party), intensified in the last four weeks and escalated to the point of total perversity two days before the election, when secretly filmed FPÖ mourners sang the song “When All Become Unfaithful, we remain faithful” (original, English subtitles) at the funeral of one of their comrades and fraternity members, which was written in 1814. The song was an SS anthem, so the hate media vomited and ranted: “Nazi song at funeral: These FPÖ politicians were there!”

It was in vain. The trend that had been consolidated by the AfD, from Thuringia to Saxony to Brandenburg, continued unabated in the Austrian National Election on September 29, 2024. The word “Nazi”, which for decades had a magical destructive effect when a liberal-national movement was given it by the globalist fake-news industry, no longer works. On the contrary, the term Nazi, which once seemed devastating and deadly, now guarantees election victories. “Nazirites”, those exalted by God, as Amos says, attract young people, because young people in Austria feel first-hand in the streets that they are being killed by migration. And young people notice that it is not the National Socialists who want to kill them, but the globalist democrats.

So it was only logical that one of the most honorable people in German history, the chairman of the FPÖ, Herbert Kickl, was able to defeat the globalists at the ballot box on September 29, 2024, and expose their death program.


From the Jewish Telegraph Agency:

Far-right party founded by former Nazis wins Austrian election
The leader of the Freedom Party has taken the mantle of “Volkskanzler,” formerly claimed by Adolf Hitler.

The showing by the Freedom Party, known by the acronym FPO, is unprecedented there since the end of World War II and adds to a wave of support for far-right parties across Europe.

FPO took 29% of the vote on Sunday, twice its tally from the last election in 2017, according to early results. The center-right party that currently leads the government came in second, with center-left and left-wing parties posting historically poor results.

Whether the FPO is actually able to form a government remains to be seen. Leaders of the other parties have sworn not to enter a coalition with its leader, Herbert Kickl, who has said he wants to be seen as “Volkskanzler,” a term meaning “people’s chancellor” that Hitler used to describe himself. FPO was founded in the 1950s by former members of the Nazi SS paramilitary group.

In the lead-up to the election, the Austrian Jewish Students Union protested against FPO, saying that the group’s rise augured danger for Jews and others in the country.

“As young Jews, we often confront the tragic question of who would have hidden us during the Nazi era,” Alon Ishay, the group’s president, said in a statement shared by the European Jewish Congress. “The FPÖ leader’s response is brief and chilling: Herbert Kickl would have deported us.”

The wave of far-right successes across Europe are driven largely by rising anti-immigrant sentiment and discontent with the governing parties; the parties are typically fiercely nationalist and, in many cases, pro-Russia. A far-right politician, Geert Wilders, won the Netherlands’ national election in December, not long after a politician once photographed wearing a Nazi armband won Italy’s election. The far right in France posted stronger-than-expected results in the country’s surprise elections this summer. And earlier this month, a far-right party won a state election in Germany for the first time since World War II.


FirstPost:

Herbert Kickl: The Putin-loving far-right leader, who has scored a big win in Austria

Kickl’s personal life

Kickl was born in 1968 in rural Carinthia in southern Austria. His schoolmates remember him as a contrarian in army surplus clothes.

The 55-year-old, who is known for his thick-rimmed spectacles, studied philosophy, history, communication and political science. The Economist reports that Kickl never finished his philosophy degree at Vienna University, nor his military service. Instead, inspired by Jörg Haider, he joined the FPÖ in 1995.

Little is known about his personal life other than that he loves extreme sports and long hikes. However, Kickl has mastered the world of social media. He has been far more present on TikTok and Instagram than on the campaign trail and has avoided debates and interviews.

As Gernot Bauer and Robert Treichler, who recently penned a biography on Kickl, said in an Irish Times report, “For a politician, especially a party leader, Kickl is surprisingly shy and inhibited. “Kickl doesn’t want any unpleasant surprises, he wants to retain control of the story.”

Herbert Kickl, leader of the Freedom Party of Austria, is notoriously private about his life. He is known to be a lover of extreme sports and long hikes. File image/AP

Rise and rise of Kickl

After joining the FPÖ in 1995 — for the unaware, the party was founded by the Nazis — Kickl was elected to parliament in 2006 and was tasked by the party to run its media operations for 13 years. It was during this time that he penned several of the party’s slogans and rhetoric — some being termed as xenophobic.

As the years rolled on, he rose to the top and is credited with helping the party’s rise in popularity too. In 2017, he was appointed as interior minister after the centre-right Austrian People’s Party formed a coalition with FPÖ under Sebastian Kurz’s chancellorship. In his time as minister, he questioned the European human rights convention and even proposed renaming refugee facilities “departure centres”.

He was later fired owing to the cash-for-favours sting operation against then FPÖ leader Heinz-Christian Strache.

In 2021, he took over the leadership of the FPÖ amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It was amid the pandemic that Kickl used the hatred against lockdowns and vaccinations to garner support.

Herbert Kickl, head of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party is seen in this election campaign poster in the outskirts of Salzburg, Austria. The poster reads “You are the Boss – I am your tools”. Reuters

Kickl’s ambition to be ‘Volkskanzler’

However, many view Kickl as a danger for Austria. He views Hungary’s Viktor Orban as his hero and many of his policies are Orbanesque.

For instance, he is anti-immigration and for this election came up with the vision to build “Fortress Austria”. He wishes to overhaul Austria’s immigration system, registering all new arrivals and detaining them in specialist facilities. The party is also proposing to introduce “remigration” of “unwanted strangers” — deporting migrants to their country of origin.

Similar to Orban, he is also seemingly a champion of Russia’s Vladimir Putin. He has promised to end Austrian support for Ukraine and veto any new EU sanctions against Moscow if he becomes chancellor.

He has also spoken of becoming Volkskanzler (people’s chancellor), a term that many associate with Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany. However, he denies that Volkskanzler is a Nazi reference, adding that numerous politicians in the past have claimed the term.

Moreover, some believe that a slogan in this election campaign — Thy will be done — invokes the previous line in the Lord’s Prayer: “Thy kingdom come”—in German, Dein Reich komme, a reference to the Third Reich.

He has also publicly praised the Identitarian movement — Europe’s answer to America’s alt-right.
People hold flags and posters (reading Kickl can do it) during Austria’s Freedom party’s election campaign kick-off in Graz, Austria. File image/Reuters

It is because of these reasons, perhaps, that Kickl will find it difficult to find coalition partners. In fact, Austria’s Karl Nehammer, of the rival conservative Austrian People’s Party, has called the 55-year-old a “right-wing extremist.” Moreover, Andreas Babler, leader of the left-wing Social Democratic Party, even told Kickl during a TV debate, “I think you are extremely dangerous.”

A former acquaintance of Kickl also told the Irish Times that the 55-year-old’s mistrust of everyone around him also makes it difficult to be his ally.

But another chimes in, saying to the newspaper, “Herbert reminds me of someone with a substance addiction, but in his case the substance is political moods and majorities. He’s an expert at spotting what people need now, and manipulates language to shift the public mood. He loves recognition for that but, like all addicts, he will never be satisfied.”

Even others agree that if Kickl came to power in Austria, the country’s role in the EU would be “significantly different”. As Kathrin Stainer-Haemmerle, a political science professor at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences told Reuters, “Kickl has often said that [Hungarian Prime Minister] Viktor Orban is a role model for him and he will stand by him.”

6 replies
  1. Michaela H.
    Michaela H. says:

    I live in Austria since 2003. I have followed Austrian politics with little interest before the “pandemic.” Unlike many of his FPO collegues, Herbert Kickl is extremely intelligent, well spoken and of high morality. These traits are recognized and feared by the corrupt half wits of all colors seen in the Parliament and account for their refusal to work with him. From my observation, many Austrian politicians have jewish roots (that includes the aristocrats) which would explain their inclination towards globalism and the dread of nationalist sentiments. When FPO had to choose a candidate for presidency, Kickl had to step aside, and the dumb Norman Hofer ran and lost the race. Now, 4 more years of the “Green” president who will obfuscate all attemmpts at forming a functional coalition with FPO. I fear for Kickl, although in the last four years he has raised from the ashes. One further point on his “closeness” to Viktor Orban. It’s an exageration, perhaps a strategical one. Kickl is not corrupt, he hasn’t pushed the “Covid” agenda as Orban did in Hungary where people were being forced to vaccinate in order to keep their jobs or receive medical treatment in hospitals for existing ailments. In Austria, Kickl took to the streets with demonstrators, spoke the truth in the Parliament and, at the Constitutional Court, managed to reverse the obligatory “Covid” vaccination law conceived by the aristocrat Alexander Schallenberg. Yesterday, the digital vaccine passport became law in Austria. FPO had succesfully fought against the abolition of cash in favor of digital currency, one can only hope that they will continue the fight, and abolish this truly fascist digital “passport” to poison.

  2. Franz
    Franz says:

    Now a “coalition of losers” wants to govern Austria

    Following the FPÖ’s election triumph in Austria, the big losers ÖVP and SPÖ want to prevent the winner from joining the government and form a coalition. This could work with a surprise in the distribution of seats.

    According to the provisional final results, the FPÖ won the National Council elections in Austria with a historic result of 29.1 percent (+13.0 points). It came first for the first time. The ÖVP, which previously governed with the Greens, lost 11.0 points, more than ever before, and came second with 26.5 percent. With the worst result in its history, the SPÖ slipped to 21.1% (- 0.1 points) and third place for the first time.

    The Greens lost 5.9 points and only achieved 8.0%. They thus fell behind the left-liberal Neos, which gained 0.9 points to 9.0%.

    The other parties rejected cooperation with the FPÖ and its top candidate Herbert Kickl on election night. Instead, a coalition of losers is now emerging. The ÖVP and SPÖ together only achieved 47.6 percent.

    SPÖ and ÖVP have more seats

    However, this is enough for an absolute majority of seats in the Vienna National Council. Despite losing exactly 0.13 points and thanks to gains by parties not represented in parliament, the Social Democrats actually won one seat more than four years ago.

    Together with the Neos (17 seats), the majority against the election winner would be even clearer. Austrian journalists speak of a “sugar coalition” due to the color combination of turquoise, red and pink. An alliance would also be possible with the Greens, who have shrunk to 15 MPs.

    FPÖ leader Kickl: “Is that democracy?”

    Kickl expressed his anger at the losers’ will to power on election night: the parties that have ruled out a coalition with the FPÖ – above all the ÖVP and SPÖ – should be asked “what they think about democracy”. He continued: “If historically bad results are achieved, you can’t have done everything right.”

    The FPÖ leader emphasized: “Our hand is outstretched in all directions.” What is important now is what Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen (Greens) does and whether he respects the “beauty of the constitution”.

    Austria faces tough coalition negotiations

    A coalition between the FPÖ and ÖVP, which would have 110 seats, would actually be the easiest option. However, Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) had already ruled this out before the election and confirmed this on the evening of the election. His party would then only be a junior partner. In all other constellations, however, the ÖVP could provide the chancellor. Political observers are expecting tough and protracted coalition negotiations.

    Despite the biggest losses in the party’s history, the Christian Democrat Nehammer wants to remain head of government and believes he has received a mandate from the voters to do so. It is also likely that the Federal President will break with the tradition of giving the strongest party the mandate to form a government. Van der Bellen had already announced this approach during the election campaign should the FPÖ come first.

    P.S. From last year: Ukraine wants to stop gas transit from 2025

    Ukraine will no longer transit Russian natural gas to the west from 2025. This was stated by the head of the Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz, Olexiy Chernyshov, in an interview with the US foreign broadcaster Radio Liberty. OMV obtains the majority of its gas from Russia – and via Ukraine. In the summer, warnings about this scenario were followed by reassurance.

    The transit contract with the Russian company Gasprom expires at the end of 2024. Chernyshov said that Ukraine would also pull out earlier, especially as Gazprom is not paying for the transit as agreed. Austria obtains around two thirds of its gas from Russia and via Ukraine. OMV has a long-term supply contract with Russia until 2040.

    Ukraine is already only sticking to transit because several European countries are still dependent on Russian gas, according to Chernyshov. “We also want to be a reliable partner for our European partners, for the countries that need it,” said the CEO.

    PS 2: China’s car industry is overrunning the competition in Russia. The withdrawal of Western car manufacturers due to sanctions has left a vacuum in Russia that is now being filled by Chinese suppliers. A return to German brands seems out of the question in view of the competition – even in the long term.

  3. Count Zeppelin
    Count Zeppelin says:

    https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/09/30/the-green-new-folly-how-virtue-signaling-killed-a-ferry-and-wasted-millions/

    The Mis-fortune of Missunde

    In Schleswig-Holstein’s verdant land,
    A grand eco-dream was poorly planned.
    Missunde III, the electric ferry,
    Turned out to be not so merry.

    “Don’t pay the ferryman,” the old song goes,
    But millions were paid, as the budget rose.
    From seven to fourteen, the millions flew,
    While taxpayers watched, their faces blue.

    The politicians, oh so green,
    Promised a future yet unseen.
    “Electric power!” they did proclaim,
    “We’ll cross the Schlei and earn our fame!”

    But when the winds began to blow,
    Missunde couldn’t even go.
    It drifted left, it drifted right,
    A most embarrassing sight.

    The eco-warriors, so proud and bold,
    Found their green dreams had turned to mold.
    For all their talk of saving Earth,
    They’d birthed a project of little worth.

    Oh, the irony of it all,
    A “green” ferry that couldn’t crawl.
    With diesel backups standing by,
    The carbon savings were a lie.

    So here’s a lesson, plain to see,
    In how not to spend money free.
    Before you build your dreams so grand,
    Make sure they’ll work on sea and land.

    The people’s wealth, so freely spent,
    On follies that won’t make a dent.
    In saving planet or saving coin,
    Perhaps it’s time to rejoin

    The world of sense and sound finance,
    Where projects get a second glance.
    For Missunde III now stands as sign,
    Of good intentions gone awry.

    So heed this tale of caution clear:
    Don’t pay a green until you’re near!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCGSBmjwEVM

  4. Tom
    Tom says:

    “Muhamad ALDI” (Made in Germoney).

    https://www.thepublica.com/ireland-supermarket-chain-forced-to-pay-muslim-employee-e5000-for-unfair-dismissal-after-firing-him-over-his-rape-conviction/

    Give Ireland back to the Irish!

    Americans don’t even know that they shop at ALDI. But it doesn’t say ALDI, it says Trader Joe’s. But my God, they also don’t know that their Sprite is actually Fanta, which was invented by the Nazis. Or that their Barbie is actually BILD Lilli etc. I read that Flixbus, the German low-cost travel company, is now taking America by storm with rock-bottom prices, which is a high unsafety factor on the road. But such people take that into account and have their lawyers.

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