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Back with a vengeance? One year with the radical right in government in Austria

The FPÖ is successfully tilling the field for a radical right turn of Austria, and it seems unlikely that the party will be manipulated into moderation again by the conservative ÖVP.

By Georg Plattner
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Sebastian Kurz, Federal Chancellor of Austria holds presidency of the European Council at Brussels Summit, Belgium on December 14, 2018. NurPhoto/Press Association. All rights reserved.

One year has passed since Austrians, for the second time this century, witnessed the inauguration of ministers from the populist radical right Freedom Party (FPÖ). What are the differences to the first government stint of the FPÖ, how did the party fare in its first year, and what can their time in office teach us about the radical right in government?

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