Austria is on the brink of being led by a coalition headed by the far-right Freedom Party after the collapse of Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s government. CGTN’s Johannes Pleschberger explains who the Freedom Party are.
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00:00Austria's chancellor resigned and the country is set to have what many call a
00:04far-right government. What happened? Three months ago the so-called far-right
00:08Freedom Party won Austria's general election but back then the president
00:12didn't want that party to govern. So three other parties had coalition talks
00:16which failed. The chancellor resigned and now the president lets the Freedom Party
00:21form a coalition. Who is the Freedom Party? They are similar to Giorgia Malone
00:25in Italy and Marine Le Pen in France. They want to strengthen Austria's
00:29national identity. They are against migration and they are critical towards
00:34the European Union. So what happens next? It's been more than three months since
00:37Austria's election so the voters are quite impatient. The Freedom Party
00:40doesn't have much time to form a government so many expect that very soon
00:43Austria will have a chancellor who many describe as far-right.