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Polls have opened in Austria’s parliamentary elections with the far-right Freedom Party (Freiheitliche Partei Österreich) seemingly the most popular amongst voters who are anxious about immigration, inflation and the war in Ukraine. Herbert Kickl, a former interior minister and long-time campaign strategist who has led the party since 2021, wants to become Austria’s new chancellor. Speaking at a campaign rally on Friday, he demanded the “remigration” of illegal immigrants. “It is not acceptable that we have to protect our people from the people, who are coming here looking for protection. Then…

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