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been sworn into power in austria making it the only western european country with a far right ruling party in its coalition that s because the new chancellor sebastian cortes has teamed up with a populist freedom party together they are pledging to tighten immigration policies while maintaining a strong commitment to the e.u. but the inclusion of the freedom party in the government has sparked protests as thousands gather in vienna. has been following the story from brussels for us hi max what does this mean for europe. well it means a for the european union that there s a mixed message coming from austria there s potentially some good news in there for example there seems to be a clear commitment by the new coalition to the european union saying for example in their program that a strong austria can only exist in a strong europe and that involves a party of the freedom party that only a couple of years ago played with the idea of exiting the european union altogether
a region ruled for the past two years by the far right freedom party and the conservative party. who is iranian has applied for asylum here her first application was turned down and she s now waiting for the outcome of an appeal. the uncertainty is troubling her. it s sometimes difficult. because you think so like to make plans. do something important and work and be in a relationship. but you always have these things holding you back. is receiving some support from a local organization called do won t do it helps asylum seekers like her find their feet sometimes through joint activities such as visiting christmas markets. it s remarkable that she had the courage to come here on her own and try to lead
a totally normal life. much as currently training to be a geriatric nurse. she wants to start afresh in austria. i m well educated i ve studied and i ve persevered with that too and i d really like to do something for austria because austria is somehow my home now i am at this despite being well educated it s not clear whether my will be allowed to stay the two parties governing upper austria are now in charge of the whole country both oppose immigration that s a local far right mayor makes clear what is in the midst of the freedom party will be in charge of the interior ministry as well as integration will satiny prioritise things that have already been negotiated and that will lead to a restrictive integration on the cylon policy which is a good thing. in upper austria the right wing freedom party has reduced benefits for asylum seekers and increased video surveillance social organisations worried