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Austria's new government: poised to join Putin's gang

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Herbert Kickl's far-right Freedom Party edged a win in September 's legislative elections with 29% of the vote.

He has vowed to build a "Fortress Austria" by banning asylum seekers and "remigrating" those already in the country.

Mainstream parties like the ÖVP don't "have many options left" if the latest coalition talks fail.