Austria’s Kurz vows zero tolerance on anti-Semitism

17 October 2017, 3:30 pm

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Austria’s election winner Sebastian Kurz, who may form a coalition with the far-right, vows “zero tolerance” on anti-Semitism in any future government, in an interview with Israel Hayom.

“The battle against anti-Semitism and our policy of zero tolerance against all anti-Semitic tendencies is very important to me,” Kurz says.

Austria’s Foreign Minister and leader of Austria’s center-right People’s Party (OeVP) Sebastian Kurz waves to supporters during the party’s election event following the general elections in Vienna, Austria, on October 15, 2017. (AFP/ APA / ROBERT JAEGER)

“It is a clear pre-condition for the formation of any coalition under my leadership,” the 31-year-old conservative adds.

Election results show Kurz’s most likely coalition partner is the populist Freedom Party. Austria’s Jewish Community (IKG) organization has warned Kurz that a coalition with the FPOe could see people with “anti-Semitic, racist and euroskieptic beliefs” influence the government.

— AFP