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VIENNA — Austria’s president is widely expected to win a second term today. But the elections are being watched as a yardstick of far-right sentiment, measured by how well a politician who has taken issue with the country’s anti- Nazi law will do.
Polls predict a clear win for incumbent Heinz Fischer, a Social Democrat, with Barbara Rosenkranz from the anti- foreigner and anti-European Union Freedom Party coming in a distant second.
Rosenkranz caused controversy for suggesting Austria’s law banning the glorification of the Nazis is not in line with the constitution and hinders freedom of expression.
