Austria far right back in power: 'Nobody has anything to fear' says new minister

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Austria far right: 'Nobody has anything to fear' says new minister

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Austria's next interior minister has said "nobody has anything to fear" from the new coalition government.

Far-right politician Herbert Kickl, a senior figure in the Freedom Party, said he had "a very, very good feeling" about the new coalition with the conservative People's Party.

Austria's president approved the new coalition on Saturday, two months after inconclusive elections.

People's Party leader Sebastian Kurz, 31, will be Austria's new chancellor.

He will become the world's youngest head of government.

Introducing the new government, and the 180-page document setting out its agenda, Mr Kurz said the two parties had agreed "on a clear pro-European outlook".

As well as the interior ministry, the anti-immigrant Freedom Party has secured several other key posts in the new cabinet.

Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache will be vice-chancellor. His party colleagues will run the defence and health and social security ministries.

The new foreign minister will be Middle East expert and writer Karin Kneissl, who is not a Freedom Party member but was nominated by the party.
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Unlike most of Europe's populist parties, the Freedom Party has managed to translate its success at the ballot box into real political power.

It has been a major player in Austrian politics for decades. In recent years, the party has toned down some of its more extreme rhetoric.

But many analysts believe that, in or out of government, it has helped set a right-wing agenda, not just in Austria - but in other countries across Europe as well.

Its stance against immigration is becoming more mainstream, along with its populist tone.
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Far right wins key posts in Austria cabinet
 
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