Europe breathed a sigh of relief after the announcement of presidential election results in Austria. The candidate of the extreme right, which advocated during the election campaign for the departure of Austria and the European Union lost to Professor Emeritus of Economics Alexander Van der Bellen.
Alexander Van der Bellen is the son of a Russian aristocrat, and his mother was Estonian. The roots of the family of President-elect outreach, to the Netherlands. One of his ancestors emigrated to Russia, where he founded the manufactory of glass. Sam Van der Bellen says of himself, that comes from a family of refugees who fled the Soviet totalitarianism. In the presidential elections he defeated the candidate of the extreme right, who dislike immigrants made their slogan.
Van der Bellen is a retired professor of economics. There is also a heavy smoker and a huge fan of the automotive industry. This makes it difficult to associate with the classic picture of Green Party policy. Never, for example, is not seen him ride to work by bike. Despite this, it is the Green alternative tied his political fate of their time. There was even the head of the party in 1997-2008. He resigned from his post only when his party in parliamentary elections eight years ago has failed.
In the presidential elections started as an independent candidate. They supported him mainly scientific and artistic, but not the crowds of ordinary Austrians kidnapped. Austrians see it raw 72-year-old, whose arrogant or ironic statements can irritate the less educated. It is this arrogance meant that although at the beginning of the campaign was a big favorite, it eventually won with Norbert Hofer literally by a hair. Until the last moment it was not known who will win the presidential election. Bellen opted for just a few thousand more people than the candidate of the extreme right.
won the “normality”
Commentators political scene Austria emphasize that won the “normality”. Norbert Hofer in assessing political scientists have tried to quit before Austria refugees. Loud also talked about the fact that maybe after the victory of the extreme right Austria come from the European Union. Under such slogans were airplane mechanic went to the elections and it is on the problems of refugees built its popularity not only in the country but also among rightists abroad.
Alexander Van der Bellen notes that the Austrians during the campaign divided into two almost equal parts. The president-elect is going to once again unite. As he says, “both halves of society are equally important, make up the beautiful Austria.” He says it will seek what unites people in the country rejecting what divides. Loud ensure that will be the president of all Austrians.
The Constitution of Austria does not give too broad competences of the head of state. But maybe he wyzaczyć future head of government, which does not have to be a person from the party that won the elections. It is expected that Van der Bellen will want to use this opportunity to ensure that future study in Austria was as pro-EU as head of state. Sam Bellen has a very left-wing views, advocates among other things, the legalization of gay marriage.
Van der Bellen even during the campaign announced that he will not be limited solely to act as ceremonial. During the campaign, he stressed among other things that it does not intend to sign a free trade agreement between the EU and the US in its current form. As he spoke in interviews as an economist has an opinion about this bad contract and even if the parliament approves, the last word will belong to the president.
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