by Christoper Tomlinson, The National Pulse:
After rounds of negotiations among establishment parties that ultimately collapsed, the President of Austria has called on populists to form the next government. President Alexander Van der Bellen met with populist Freedom Party (FPOe) leader Herbert Kickl on Monday, January 6, and announced that Kickl would be tasked with forming the next government.
The meeting comes after the center-right Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP or OeVP) and the leftist Social Democrats (SPOe) failed to agree on forming a coalition. Van der Bellen invited the two parties to attempt to create a government despite the FPOe winning the last national election last September, albeit without an outright legislative majority.
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Previously, the OeVP had stated it would not form a government with Kickl and the FPOe, but it recently changed stances, opening the door to a potential right-wing coalition.
“The voices that rule out cooperation between the ÖVP and Herbert Kickl’s FPOe have become quieter,” Van der Bellen said over the weekend.
HERBERT KICKL.
Kickl is known for his fiery speeches, vaccine skepticism, and anti-mass migration stance. If he becomes Austrian Chancellor, he could become one of the most prominent populist voices in Europe. It would also be the first time in history that the FPOe has led a national government.
During the election campaign last year, Kickl went as far as backing a policy of “remigration,” or mass deportations, for illegal immigrants, bogus asylum seekers, and those taking advantage of Austria’s social benefits. During a speech, he even referred to such people as “invaders.”
While populist, the FPOe is also classically liberal on several issues, including being pro-firearms ownership and supporting several classical liberal economic policies. In the European Union, Kickl and the FPOe are key allies of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban and are members of Orban’s Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament.
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