Brussels, 23/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 23 May, the Green party candidate, Alexander Van der Bellen, became the new President of the Republic of Austria.
The result of these presidential elections, which pitted Van der Bellen against the extreme right-wing candidate, Norbert Hofer (FPÖ), was so close that the tie between the two could not be broken until the postal votes had been counted. Although he came second to Höfer on the basis of the results from the polling stations, Van...