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84% have been counted so far (according to ORF).
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Austria repeated presidential election: Far-right's Hofer defeated
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84% have been counted so far (according to ORF).
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
It got a lot better in recent years, but as I understand it it's far from perfect. IIRC you still can't marry a same-sex partner here. At least it's now legal to adopt a child but that only changed last year.
Bollocks, again
Gurgelhals
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78% has been counted and the margin of error is less than 1%, so there's no chance of an upset anymore. Hofer (far-right candidate) has conceded already.
that guy is a neo-liberal in almost every sense of the word - and I'm talking about the official meaning, not the American one...
the bolded isn't entirely correct... Those quotas are very generous and worded vaguely and there are many areas with a very large Muslim population. Those areas usually don't vote rightwing though.
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please don't americanize the issue...
OK, so that makes sense on why it's been called already by people, barring a massive swing in the remaining votes which is more pipe dream than reality. Still, I'll be interested in the breakdown of the vote once it's all counted, so if anyone from AustriaGAF can do that once the result is in, I'd greatly appreciate it.
LOL Where did you get that from?
Gurgelhals
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I'll take comfort in the high likelihood that even if a Five Star Movement-led government came to pass, it probably wouldn't last a year and collapse under its own incompetence (leading to another early election - again...). Thankfully, it's not like in the US where, if you elect the wrong president, you're irreversibly fucked for the next four years.
Hofer lost voters pretty much everywhere, losing majority in two states so far (Salzburg and - most likely - Lower Austria). [Edit: Oops, wrong: Hofer won Salzburg state by a 1,000 votes]
Update: 91% of votes counted so far - still 53.3% for van der Bellen
I'm really happy how this turned out and even more that 11 months of electoral campaigns have come to an end.
Spieler Eins
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Austria > US. What world am I living in? Anyway, thank god for giving this worthless nazi-trash an extra 3% slap. Done my part.
91% counted now, with VdB almost 7% ahead.
Also, ~74% turnout, which is the highest in a presidential election since 1998.
Actually, VdB doesn't really leave much to be desired at all in a president from where I'm standing.
And he doesn't just present himself as a centrist, that's very much what he is in his current positions.
linkandzelda
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Wow, good news in Western politics in 2016 for once.
So after seeing how close it was last time,
Centrists and Left-wingers actually fucking turned out.
So after seeing how close it was last time,
Centrists and Left-wingers actually fucking turned out.
1.21Gigawatts
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Good job Austria.
Lilalaunebaer
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Sehr gut.
We´re staying sane for a little bit longer.
We´re staying sane for a little bit longer.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Austria and Germany the last bastions against fascism.
What a time to be alive.
What a time to be alive.
Karsticles
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I thought this was true, and then Marvel vs. Capcom Infinity got revealed yesterday.
Who better than the ones who have had it drilled into them for decades "Don't do that again"?
Spieler Eins
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Gio Corsi is the hero this world needs.
You don't know much about Austrian politics, do you?
Hipster or hatemonger? The trendy young face of Austria's far-right
Lol, CNN...
Lol, CNN...
like seriously, fuck CNN.
there may be another hit against the right incoming
according to a dubious source (citing a non-dubious site) the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism apparently started an investigation against a misleading mass-sms
I can't confirm this though, since I can't verify the source.
But there is also the other illegal mass e-mail issue pounding... and that's official
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wtf is wrong with American media?
according to a dubious source (citing a non-dubious site) the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism apparently started an investigation against a misleading mass-sms
I can't confirm this though, since I can't verify the source.
But there is also the other illegal mass e-mail issue pounding... and that's official
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wtf is wrong with American media?
Red Arremer
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This time, Hofer lost a lot more than in the first round. So either more people realized that the right wingers are a bad choice, or more people went to the election to lever him out.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
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Deleted member 98878
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Ugh, Martin Sellner.
What exactly is wrong with the article though? The headline? CNN aren't the first ones to use hipster in this context. The content itself seems ok.
Good job, liebe Nachbarn! At least something good. Now, if we wouldn't vote for parties that are getting more far-right every day.... that would be nice. Bavaria never learns. 
Didn't Hofer already accept the result in public?
IamDodongo
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Congrats Austria
Gurgelhals
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Imho this is mainly due to the lack of a publicly funded broadcasting service, which insures that news reporting doesn't fall below a certain standard across the board. US news networks are pretty much a living proof that a democratic nation without a publicly funded broadcasting service is not a good thing.
Red Arremer
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He did in the first round too, then a few days later, the FPOE sent their lawyers to get the supreme court to annul it, and succeeded.
That said, I think even the FPOE realizes that doing it again would harm them even more, especially considering the second round had a lot clearer loss for them. They would create an image of being bad losers who never can accept the results unless they go their way.
Red Arremer
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Missed this at first.
Homosexual Jew here.
In terms of rights, we have no marriage but a same-sex union. Same-sex couples are allowed to adopt children. There's anti-discrimination laws in effect. There's still some improvements to be made for fully equal rights, but the majority of the public seems to be for instituting them; the only obstacle is that the conservative party has been in power for a long time now, and even though a majority supports gay equality, they don't care with their "Christian values".
In terms of perception, it depends on where you go, just like about anywhere else. In bigger cities it's pretty much normalcy at this point, and nobody really cares (beyond maybe an odd look or two by old people), but in more rural areas, it might be a bit difficult, depending on where you are.
I grew up in a rural area, and while that is quite a few years back now, it was a painful experience to be known as gay. Been living in Vienna since I was 18, and I have never had any issues since then. Vienna also has several LGBT establishments (clubs/bars, political/support organizations, and so on).
Phobophile
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Great. Now the alt-right has co-opted the Steve Jobs look too.
Frozenprince
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iz.podpolja
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Congratulations to Austrians!
Royal_Phalanx
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"We don't hate immigrants but we also don't want to become minorities in our own country"-Okay dude, you totally don't hate immigrants even though you don't want them to live in your country and spread their 'foreignness' around. Guess he's not a fan of dating or hooking up with minorities either.
This is not how to do it. Europe is currently divided and saying stuff like good riddance without trying to understand why people were willing to impose the other guy on the rest of the population is going to backfire next time around.
Hopefully the Austrians will come together and work for a good future for all.
-Plasma Reus-
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Definitely going to Austria on holiday this year.
Good job guys!!
Good job guys!!
Did my part too although I admit I definitely didn't expect this result because Trump and Brexit pushed my pessimism so high that I just was waiting for that last "Fuck you" from 2016 before it ended.
Really surprised by the result, gotta say I am really proud of my country's voter turnout not only having increased compared to May (73.8%, compared to the 72.65%), but also so clearly voting against Far-Right that even after the first results are in the decision was already made as he couldn't catch up anymore, and that was fantastic.
I was so worried about the election, but I slept so well knowing how wrong I was about what Austria's gonna vote. Really proud of my country right now.
Really surprised by the result, gotta say I am really proud of my country's voter turnout not only having increased compared to May (73.8%, compared to the 72.65%), but also so clearly voting against Far-Right that even after the first results are in the decision was already made as he couldn't catch up anymore, and that was fantastic.
I was so worried about the election, but I slept so well knowing how wrong I was about what Austria's gonna vote. Really proud of my country right now.
loool whut? how is he far left?
iRAWRasaurus
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A New Hope? haha anyways I am glad about this. Something good to hear about!
Bedameister
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I wouldn't call 46% for Hofer a "good job"
I'm just glad they didn't fuck up completely but Hofer almost winning is nothing to be proud of.
JimmyRustler
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Result just shows how much politics depend on the current political climate. I almost expected something like this now that the refugee chaos died down. It was playing into the hands of FPÖ.
It's sad to see how little people actually think when they vote. Like, yeah, parties like the FPÖ would do some radical action in some current crisis.... But I have the feeling that most people don't even realize that we would be stuck with those idiots for many years.
I'm glad VdB won. Not that I like him a lot (think he's not very charismatic) but I voted for him because he's the lesser evil.
It's sad to see how little people actually think when they vote. Like, yeah, parties like the FPÖ would do some radical action in some current crisis.... But I have the feeling that most people don't even realize that we would be stuck with those idiots for many years.
I'm glad VdB won. Not that I like him a lot (think he's not very charismatic) but I voted for him because he's the lesser evil.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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we're so fucking backwards in that regard it's disgusting. Too bad the european court ruled to defer to national courts compared to the supreme court in america and that one of the governing parties is stuck up and heavily influenced by the church still.
Makes me really sad since I had hoped that Conchita Wurst's victory at Eurovision will lead to a stronger push for LGBTQ rights since the magnifying glass was on us afterwards, but beyond talking big about tolerance and acceptance when it was trendy after her victory, nothing really ever came out of it and we just kinda went back to being just like we were before, which is a huge shame given how backwards we are in that regard as you said.
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