The far-right Austrian Freedom Party will likely become part of the next Austrian federal government following the October 15 parliamentary elections. For the first time since the introduction of sanctions on Russia in 2014, a member of a vehemently pro-Russian and anti-sanctions party would become a governmental force. Will this mean the end of the sanctions regime?
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Chairman of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPOe) Heinz-Christian Strache answers journalists' questions as he arrives for talks with Foreign Minister and chairman of the Austrian People's Party (OeVP), Sebastian Kurz, a day after he was tasked with forming a government by Austrian president on Oct. 21 in Vienna.
