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FPOe's Hofer could become the EU's first postwar far-right head of state (Photo: Hofer's campaign)

Austria's presidential rivals clash over EU and migration

Austria's presidential candidates have clashed in a TV debate over US president-elect Donald Trump, immigration and the future of the EU before voters head to the polls on Sunday (4 December).

Alexander Van der Bellen, backed by the Greens, and far-right contender Norbert Hofer for the Freedom Party (FPOe) echoed the faultlines where mainstream politics and populism have clashed in Western democracies recently.

Van der Bellen accused Hofer of creating insecurity by threatening to ...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

FPOe's Hofer could become the EU's first postwar far-right head of state (Photo: Hofer's campaign)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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