Austria’s government collapsed after a mere 17 months in office due to a no confidence vote and a political scandal involving the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) This was the first time that a vote of no confidence took down a chancellor since World War II.
Walter Baier
Walter Baier is an economist living in Vienna. He was the national chairman of the Communist Party of Austria (KPO) until 2006. He edited the Austrian weekly Volksstimme, and is the coordinator of the network "Transform! Europe." He is also a member of the European Democracy Movement 2025. Walter Baier’s book The Enigma of Europe 2016: Transform! Was published in July.
