Far-right party leader Norbert Hofer said Turkey joining the bloc could be the game changer that forces Austrians to call for an EU referendum in a bid to break away.
He said: “I believe that people are able to learn, that political structures are able to develop, and that Austria will contribute to making Europe better.
“There is one exception, however, that is if the EU decides to let Turkey join the Union. Austrians will have to be asked whether they want this.”
His remarks come amid fresh discussions between Turkey and EU bigwigs after Ankara demanded an acceleration on its application in return for taking back migrants seeking asylum in Europe.
Okay but once again this is NOT the current leader of Austria at all and a far-right wing political party leader saying this is not even remotely newsworthy.
TheCryingRemain DESTROYS TSR with yet another spammy thread with a clickbait title with RANDOM CAPS about how Person X says country Y will DO SOMETHING TO THE EU.
TheCryingRemain DESTROYS TSR with yet another spammy thread with a clickbait title with RANDOM CAPS about how Person X says country Y will DO SOMETHING TO THE EU.
Actually I was just copying the titles off the news websites
Okay but once again this is NOT the current leader of Austria at all and a far-right wing political party leader saying this is not even remotely newsworthy.
TheCryingRemain DESTROYS TSR with yet another spammy thread with a clickbait title with RANDOM CAPS about how Person X says country Y will DO SOMETHING TO THE EU.
He's still in the running for President after an Austrian court invalidated the result.
Okay but once again this is NOT the current leader of Austria at all and a far-right wing political party leader saying this is not even remotely newsworthy.
The result of the recent knife-edge presidential election (in which Hofer was the losing candidate), was recently nullified by a judge though. There's going to be a re-run, if I remember rightly, and he could win this time.
The result of the recent knife-edge presidential election (in which Hofer was the losing candidate), was recently nullified by a judge though. There's going to be a re-run, if I remember rightly, and he could win this time.
I was aware when I posted my message, but as he stands he is not the leader so anything he says right now related to the future of Austria in terms of its validity is depending on the ... re-election... (is there a term for when you need to redo an election because of fraud lmao?)
To paraphrase Dr Malcolm, letting Turkey join the EU or even be given movement visas is the one of the worst ideas in the long, sad history of bad ideas..