Protests held in Vienna over threat of far-right coming to power
Photo: Protests took place in Vienna (Facebook com innenministerium)
Today, demonstrations took place in Vienna due to the threat of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPO) coming to power. Last week, the far-right party won elections for the first time in its history, PULS 24 reports.
According to the news agency, between 15,000 and 17,000 people gathered on Ringstrasse before heading to the building of the Austrian Parliament.
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Protesters held signs reading "Voting for FPO is 1940" and "Hatred is not an opinion."
"FPO poses a security problem for Austria, particularly on an international level," said march co-organizer Marty Huber.
It’s worth noting that the tradition of Thursday demonstrations against the far-right in Austria was established back in 2000. At that time, following the inauguration of the first coalition between the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) and the conservative Austrian People's Party, over 150,000 people gathered.
Eighteen years later, protests revived under the slogan "Again Thursday" when a government led by Sebastian Kurz and the far-right Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache was approved.
Previously, RBC-Ukraine explained that despite the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) receiving the most votes in the parliamentary elections, it would not be able to form a coalition as other parties refused to work with it.
