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Austrians Fighting Back

New York Times -- September 29   Far-Right, Anti-Immigrant Parties Make Gains in Austrian Elections     Berlin, Germany -- Austria's anti-immigrant, far-right parties benefited from the severe discontent among citizens of that small Alpine nation, winning almost a third of the vote in parliamentary elections on Sunday.     The country's two mainstream parties suffered significant losses, though they received the most votes and could rebuild their fractious, unpopular coalition. The Social Democratic Party led the voting with 30 percent, followed by the conservative People's Party with 26 percent; they slipped by roughly 6 percentage points for the Social Democrats and 9 percentage points for the People's Party. [...]     Anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiments have been powerful forces in European politics in recent years, and rising discontent over globalization and higher prices has helped fuel populist sentiment, benefiting right-wing groups that place the blame for economic woes squarely on immigrants and foreign competition.