What Austria's election says about Europe's political landscapeBERLIN (Reuters) - After a series of setbacks for far-right parties in Europe this year, Austria s anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPO) delivered one of its strongest performances ever in an election on Sunday and could rejoin the government after a 12-year absence. Early projections showed the center-right People s Party (OVP), led by Sebastian Kurz, had won the most votes in Austria, with about 31 percent. The FPO was vying with the center-left Social Democrats (SPO) for second place, with both parties between 26-27 percent. Kurz could now look to form a coalition with the FPO, which was last part of a government in Austria between 2000 and 2005. Below are key take-aways from the Austrian vote and its implications for Europe. THE FAR-RIGHT IS NOT DEAD There was a temptation after the Dutch and French elections this year to declare an end to the far-right populist wave in Europe. But last month s German election, which saw the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party surge into the Bundestag, and now the Austrian election, say otherwise. Despite a hard shift right by the conservative OVP under Kurz, the FPO appeared close to the all-time high of 26.9 it won in 1999. That result paved the way for it to enter government, a move which prompted a horrified European Union to impose sanctions against Austria. If the FPO enters the government this time, expect little more than a whimper. The Austrian result showed that the refugee crisis of 2015 has left deep scars among European voters, especially in countries that were at the center of the storm. The number of asylum seekers entering Austria has fallen sharply over the past year. But migration was the dominant theme in the election.  The German election brought populism back to the center of the debate and the Austrian election will strengthen that,  said Cas Mudde, an expert on far-right politics at the University of Georgia. CENTER-RIGHT AND FAR-RIGHT CONVERGE The Austrian election showed that the lines between Europe s center-right and far-right parties are blurring, with mainstream conservatives adopting a much tougher tone on immigration, Islam and domestic security. Austria s Kurz is the poster-child for this shift and his success could encourage other centrist parties in Europe to adopt the same strategy. During the campaign Kurz denounced the  welcoming culture  towards refugees of 2015, said migrants rescued in the Mediterranean should be returned to Africa and promised to slash the benefits for newly arrived migrants.  We see Kurz as a model for conservatives in Germany,  a senior figure in Bavaria s Christian Social Union (CSU) told Reuters.  We applaud him. He will change the dynamic in Europe.  After bleeding support to the AfD in the German vote, the CSU is promising a far harder line on immigration - a headache for German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she tries to form a new coalition government. Elsewhere in Europe, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte successfully fought off a challenge from far-right leader Geert Wilders in March by talking tough on migration. In France, hardliner Laurent Wauquiez, is in pole position to take over the leadership of the centre-right Republican party. As centrist parties shift right on migration, radical right-wingers - from Austria s Freedom Party to France s National Front - are adopting a softer tone on Europe, dropping their threats to exit the EU and ditch the euro currency. Although differences on economic policy remain, the shifts could make the center-right and far-right virtually indistinguishable in some countries.  A new Austrian coalition of Kurz s OVP and Heinz-Christian Strache s FPO would be a tougher partner for Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron as they push reforms of the euro zone and EU asylum policies. Kurz has praised Hungary s Prime Minister Viktor Orban for building a fence along his border to keep out immigrants. And Strache has said Austria should join the Visegrad group of central and east European states - Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia - that are united in their opposition to EU migrant quotas pushed by Berlin and Brussels. Both parties are skeptical about steps towards closer integration of the euro zone, especially changes that would centralize powers in Brussels, such as Macron s idea to create a budget and finance minister for the euro zone. Kurz, on track to become the next chancellor of Austria, is just 31 years of age - young even by the standards of Europe s recent youth movement, which saw Macron enter the Elysee Palace at the age of 39 and Christian Lindner, 38, lead Germany s liberal Free Democrats (FDP) back into the Bundestag. Kurz and Lindner showed that young new faces can inject dynamism into old establishment parties that have lost their way with voters. Kurz rebranded the OVP as the  New People s Party  and changed its colors from black to turquoise. Lindner used trendy black-and-white campaign posters that showed him staring at his smartphone to revitalize the FDP s image. Macron, who formed his own political movement, was able to paint himself as a rebel outsider despite having served for four years under failed French Socialist Francois Hollande. And don t forget Italy, where the two top candidates in next year s election are likely to be Luigi Di Maio, the new 31-year-old leader of the upstart 5-Star movement and former prime minister Matteo Renzi, who at 42 looks positively old by Europe s new standards. worldnews
what austria election says europe political landscapeberlin reuters after series setbacks parties europe year austria freedom party po delivered one strongest performances ever election sunday could rejoin government absence early projections showed people party op led sebastian kur votes austria percent the po vying social democrats spo second place parties percent kur could look form coalition po last part government austria below key austrian vote implications europe the is not dead there temptation dutch french elections year declare end populist wave europe but last month german election saw alternative germany afd party surge bundestag austrian election say otherwise despite hard shift right conservative op kur po appeared close high that result paved way enter government move prompted horrified european union impose sanctions austria if po enters government time expect little whisper the austrian result showed refugee crisis left deep scars among european voters especially countries center storm the number asylum seekers entering austria fallen sharply past year but migration dominant theme election the german election brought populism back center debate austrian election strengthen said cas muddy expert politics university georgia and converge the austrian election showed lines europe parties blurring mainstream conservatives adopting much tougher tone immigration islam domestic security austria kur shift success could encourage centrist parties europe adopt strategy during campaign kur denounced welcoming culture towards refugees said migrants rescued mediterranean returned africa promised slash benefits newly arrived migrants we see kur model conservatives germany senior figure malaria christian social union csu told reuters we applaud he change dynamic europe after bleeding support afd german vote csu promising far harder line immigration headache german chancellor angela merkel tries form new coalition government elsewhere europe dutch prime minister mark tutte successfully fought challenge leader get winners march talking tough migration in france hardline laurent wauquiez pole position take leadership republican party as centrist parties shift right migration radical austria freedom party france national front adopting softer tone europe dropping threats exit eu ditch euro currency although differences economic policy remain shifts could make virtually indistinguishable countries a new austrian coalition kur op strange po would tougher partner merkel french president emmanuel macron push reforms euro zone eu asylum policies kur praised hungary prime minister victor urban building fence along border keep immigrants and strange said austria join visegrad group central east european states hungary poland czech republic slovakia united opposition eu migrant quotas pushed berlin brussels both parties skeptical steps towards closer integration euro zone especially changes would centralized powers brussels macron idea create budget finance minister euro zone kur track become next chancellor austria years age young even standards europe recent youth movement saw macron enter else palace age christian winner lead germany liberal free democrats dp back bundestag kur winner showed young new faces inject dynamic old establishment parties lost way voters kur rebranded op new people party changed colors black turquoise winner used trendy campaign posters showed staring smartphone revitalize dp image macron formed political movement able paint rebel outsider despite served four years failed french socialist francois hollande and forget italy two top candidates next year election likely liga di main new leader upstart movement former prime minister matter rez looks positively old europe new standards worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: What Austria's election says about Europe's political landscapeBERLIN (Reuters) - After a series of setbacks for far-right parties in Europe this year, Austria s anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPO) delivered one of its strongest performances ever in an election on Sunday and could rejoin the government after a 12-year absence. Early projections showed the center-right People s Party (OVP), led by Sebastian Kurz, had won the most votes in Austria, with about 31 percent. The FPO was vying with the center-left Social Democrats (SPO) for second place, with both parties between 26-27 percent. Kurz could now look to form a coalition with the FPO, which was last part of a government in Austria between 2000 and 2005. Below are key take-aways from the Austrian vote and its implications for Europe. THE FAR-RIGHT IS NOT DEAD There was a temptation after the Dutch and French elections this year to declare an end to the far-right populist wave in Europe. But last month s German election, which saw the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party surge into the Bundestag, and now the Austrian election, say otherwise. Despite a hard shift right by the conservative OVP under Kurz, the FPO appeared close to the all-time high of 26.9 it won in 1999. That result paved the way for it to enter government, a move which prompted a horrified European Union to impose sanctions against Austria. If the FPO enters the government this time, expect little more than a whimper. The Austrian result showed that the refugee crisis of 2015 has left deep scars among European voters, especially in countries that were at the center of the storm. The number of asylum seekers entering Austria has fallen sharply over the past year. But migration was the dominant theme in the election.  The German election brought populism back to the center of the debate and the Austrian election will strengthen that,  said Cas Mudde, an expert on far-right politics at the University of Georgia. CENTER-RIGHT AND FAR-RIGHT CONVERGE The Austrian election showed that the lines between Europe s center-right and far-right parties are blurring, with mainstream conservatives adopting a much tougher tone on immigration, Islam and domestic security. Austria s Kurz is the poster-child for this shift and his success could encourage other centrist parties in Europe to adopt the same strategy. During the campaign Kurz denounced the  welcoming culture  towards refugees of 2015, said migrants rescued in the Mediterranean should be returned to Africa and promised to slash the benefits for newly arrived migrants.  We see Kurz as a model for conservatives in Germany,  a senior figure in Bavaria s Christian Social Union (CSU) told Reuters.  We applaud him. He will change the dynamic in Europe.  After bleeding support to the AfD in the German vote, the CSU is promising a far harder line on immigration - a headache for German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she tries to form a new coalition government. Elsewhere in Europe, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte successfully fought off a challenge from far-right leader Geert Wilders in March by talking tough on migration. In France, hardliner Laurent Wauquiez, is in pole position to take over the leadership of the centre-right Republican party. As centrist parties shift right on migration, radical right-wingers - from Austria s Freedom Party to France s National Front - are adopting a softer tone on Europe, dropping their threats to exit the EU and ditch the euro currency. Although differences on economic policy remain, the shifts could make the center-right and far-right virtually indistinguishable in some countries.  A new Austrian coalition of Kurz s OVP and Heinz-Christian Strache s FPO would be a tougher partner for Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron as they push reforms of the euro zone and EU asylum policies. Kurz has praised Hungary s Prime Minister Viktor Orban for building a fence along his border to keep out immigrants. And Strache has said Austria should join the Visegrad group of central and east European states - Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia - that are united in their opposition to EU migrant quotas pushed by Berlin and Brussels. Both parties are skeptical about steps towards closer integration of the euro zone, especially changes that would centralize powers in Brussels, such as Macron s idea to create a budget and finance minister for the euro zone. Kurz, on track to become the next chancellor of Austria, is just 31 years of age - young even by the standards of Europe s recent youth movement, which saw Macron enter the Elysee Palace at the age of 39 and Christian Lindner, 38, lead Germany s liberal Free Democrats (FDP) back into the Bundestag. Kurz and Lindner showed that young new faces can inject dynamism into old establishment parties that have lost their way with voters. Kurz rebranded the OVP as the  New People s Party  and changed its colors from black to turquoise. Lindner used trendy black-and-white campaign posters that showed him staring at his smartphone to revitalize the FDP s image. Macron, who formed his own political movement, was able to paint himself as a rebel outsider despite having served for four years under failed French Socialist Francois Hollande. And don t forget Italy, where the two top candidates in next year s election are likely to be Luigi Di Maio, the new 31-year-old leader of the upstart 5-Star movement and former prime minister Matteo Renzi, who at 42 looks positively old by Europe s new standards. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: what austria election says europe political landscapeberlin reuters after series setbacks parties europe year austria freedom party po delivered one strongest performances ever election sunday could rejoin government absence early projections showed people party op led sebastian kur votes austria percent the po vying social democrats spo second place parties percent kur could look form coalition po last part government austria below key austrian vote implications europe the is not dead there temptation dutch french elections year declare end populist wave europe but last month german election saw alternative germany afd party surge bundestag austrian election say otherwise despite hard shift right conservative op kur po appeared close high that result paved way enter government move prompted horrified european union impose sanctions austria if po enters government time expect little whisper the austrian result showed refugee crisis left deep scars among european voters especially countries center storm the number asylum seekers entering austria fallen sharply past year but migration dominant theme election the german election brought populism back center debate austrian election strengthen said cas muddy expert politics university georgia and converge the austrian election showed lines europe parties blurring mainstream conservatives adopting much tougher tone immigration islam domestic security austria kur shift success could encourage centrist parties europe adopt strategy during campaign kur denounced welcoming culture towards refugees said migrants rescued mediterranean returned africa promised slash benefits newly arrived migrants we see kur model conservatives germany senior figure malaria christian social union csu told reuters we applaud he change dynamic europe after bleeding support afd german vote csu promising far harder line immigration headache german chancellor angela merkel tries form new coalition government elsewhere europe dutch prime minister mark tutte successfully fought challenge leader get winners march talking tough migration in france hardline laurent wauquiez pole position take leadership republican party as centrist parties shift right migration radical austria freedom party france national front adopting softer tone europe dropping threats exit eu ditch euro currency although differences economic policy remain shifts could make virtually indistinguishable countries a new austrian coalition kur op strange po would tougher partner merkel french president emmanuel macron push reforms euro zone eu asylum policies kur praised hungary prime minister victor urban building fence along border keep immigrants and strange said austria join visegrad group central east european states hungary poland czech republic slovakia united opposition eu migrant quotas pushed berlin brussels both parties skeptical steps towards closer integration euro zone especially changes would centralized powers brussels macron idea create budget finance minister euro zone kur track become next chancellor austria years age young even standards europe recent youth movement saw macron enter else palace age christian winner lead germany liberal free democrats dp back bundestag kur winner showed young new faces inject dynamic old establishment parties lost way voters kur rebranded op new people party changed colors black turquoise winner used trendy campaign posters showed staring smartphone revitalize dp image macron formed political movement able paint rebel outsider despite served four years failed french socialist francois hollande and forget italy two top candidates next year election likely liga di main new leader upstart movement former prime minister matter rez looks positively old europe new standards worldnews