41. Factsheet: Sebastian Kurz
- Author:
- Bridge Initiative Team
- Publication Date:
- 04-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Bridge Initiative, Georgetown University
- Abstract:
- Sebastian Kurz is the current Federal Chancellor of Austria and Chairman of the centrist-right New Austrian People’s Party (Neue ÖVP). He previously served as State Secretary of the Interior Ministry for Social Integration and was the Foreign Minister of Austria from 2013 to 2017. Under his leadership, the ÖVP has swung to the far-right, adopting anti-immigrant and Islamophobic views and policies.
- Topic:
- Immigrants, Islamophobia, Far Right, Xenophobia, Political Parties, and Sebastian Kurz
- Political Geography:
- Austria