Interesting article about political shift in Austria

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9. Thanks for the additional info. It is frightening to see

The far right surging.

I would not minimize the danger of that and find it disturbing and disheartening.

I appreciate how the BBC article at least included more information about Van der Bellen. Whether people voted for him or against Hofer, it is good to see some of the experience and policy positions that helped him win.

I'm curious now about whether there were generational differences in how people voted.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36362505

Alexander Van der Bellen is the first environmental activist to become Austrian president. He is a chain-smoker and left-leaning liberal committed to the EU.
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He studied economics at the University of Innsbruck and was later appointed professor at Vienna University. He retired from academia in 2009.
He was elected to parliament for the Greens in 1994, and from 1997-2008 was the party's spokesman.
In a TV debate, one of the few things he agreed on with Mr Hofer was that neither would accept TTIP - the free trade deal the EU is negotiating with the US.