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title: "Austrian Parliament elects extreme right representative Rosenkranz"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/37683/austrian-parliament-elects-extreme-right-representative-rosenkranz
published: 2024-10-24T18:22:41Z
language: en
author: "Carolina Străjescu"
section: "International"
source: moldova1.md
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# Austrian Parliament elects extreme right representative Rosenkranz

> The Austrian Parliament has elected for the first time a representative of the extreme right to its leadership: Walter Rosenkranz, aged 62, who has been denounced by the Jewish community as a figure that "pays tribute to Nazi criminals," reports AFP.

The Austrian Parliament has elected for the first time a representative of the extreme right to its leadership: Walter Rosenkranz, aged 62, who has been denounced by the Jewish community as a figure that "pays tribute to Nazi criminals," reports AFP.

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Walter Rosenkranz was elected with 100 of the 162 votes cast, as announced by President Wolfgang Sobotka following the vote.

The election of a representative of the extreme right to the presidency of the Austrian Parliament follows a historic victory of the Freedom Party (FPÖ) in the legislative elections held at the end of September.

Translation by **Iurie Tataru**