Interesting article about political shift in Austria

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3. I've actually said for years now.......

at least since the Great Recession, voting patterns everywhere are like a pendulum. Most of the time that pendulum swings right to left in the center, but when a big push comes like the Great Recession, the pendulum starts swinging more widely IF no one can get a handle on the situation. And that's what's happened.

The center parties, right and left, have not been able to restart the system in a manner that helps the average voter. So they start voting for parties outside of the putative center on BOTH sides of the spectrum in a desperate attempt to find SOMETHING that will work for them.