Vienna, April 25, 2025 (AFP) - 'Red' Vienna looks to withstand far-right pressure - for now

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2025-04-25
The slogan of Austria's capital -- "Vienna is different" -- will once again be tested on Sunday when Viennese head to the polls to elect their mayor. The Social Democrats (SPOe) -- in power without interruption since 1945 -- are expected to thwart the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe), which won national elections for the first time ever last year. "We are generally experiencing right-wing pressure in Europe but in Vienna we have always been a stron......
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