Guardian: Austria's Greens vote to enter government with People's party
Members of Austria’s Green party voted on Saturday to join a new government led by the conservative former chancellor Sebastian Kurz, clearing the final hurdle for an untested national left-right alliance.Populism is a roulette wheel. Every country is spinning the wheel. Anglo countries have "first past the post" electoral systems that temper volatility, while European countries with proportional representation can produce some interesting mixes. The media has told us for years that the Austrian populists are Nazis or far-right extremists. The alliance with Greens cements the comparison. They don't seem panicked though, almost as if their years of panic was total bullshit.
The coalition pact approved by their party leadership and Kurz’s People’s party earlier this week was backed by 93% of Green delegates . Out of 264 delegates, only 15 voted against or abstained.
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