Difference between revisions of "Norbert Hofer"

From Conservapedia
Jump to: navigation, search
(Add, more to come.)
Line 15: Line 15:
 
Although Hofer faced a far-left Green Party candidate in the runoff who supported increased European integration and immigration, despite evidence that contrary positions were necessary, many establishment "conservatives" (who actually align more with leftists) strongly opposed Hofer and endorsed his opponent, Alexander Van der Bellen.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (November 22, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/11/22/austrian-establishment-conservatives-back-far-left-candidate/ ‘Never Hofer’: Austrian Establishment Conservatives Back Far Left Candidate]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved December 20, 2016.</ref> Hofer, however, received support from disillusioned working-class voters.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (November 18, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/11/18/like-trump-norbert-hofer-attracting-disillusioned-working-class-voters/ Like Trump, Austria’s Norbert Hofer Attracting Disillusioned Working Class Voters]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved December 20, 2016.</ref>
 
Although Hofer faced a far-left Green Party candidate in the runoff who supported increased European integration and immigration, despite evidence that contrary positions were necessary, many establishment "conservatives" (who actually align more with leftists) strongly opposed Hofer and endorsed his opponent, Alexander Van der Bellen.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (November 22, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/11/22/austrian-establishment-conservatives-back-far-left-candidate/ ‘Never Hofer’: Austrian Establishment Conservatives Back Far Left Candidate]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved December 20, 2016.</ref> Hofer, however, received support from disillusioned working-class voters.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (November 18, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/11/18/like-trump-norbert-hofer-attracting-disillusioned-working-class-voters/ Like Trump, Austria’s Norbert Hofer Attracting Disillusioned Working Class Voters]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved December 20, 2016.</ref>
  
−
Although Hofer lost the election, being defeated by leftist Green Party candidate [[Alexander Van der Bellen]], the party vowed to fight on.<ref>Oliphant, Roland; Cseko, Balazs (December 4, 2016). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/05/time-comes-says-defiant-austrian-far-right-freedom-party-claims/ Austrian far-right defiant as Freedom Party claims 'pole position' for general election: 'Our time comes']. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved December 17, 2016.</ref>
+
Hofer lost the December 4 election, although the FPÖ vowed to fight on.<ref>Oliphant, Roland; Cseko, Balazs (December 4, 2016). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/05/time-comes-says-defiant-austrian-far-right-freedom-party-claims/ Austrian far-right defiant as Freedom Party claims 'pole position' for general election: 'Our time comes']. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved December 17, 2016.</ref>
 +
 
 +
It must be noted that as the campaign progressed, Hofer moderated his positions in order to attract more votes, something which possibly actually played a part in his defeat.<ref>McKenzie, Sheena (December 4, 2016). [http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/02/politics/austrian-election-norbert-hofer-profile/ Austrian presidential election: Who is Norbert Hofer?] ''CNN''. Retrieved December 20, 2016.</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 18:51, December 20, 2016

Norbert Hofer (center)

Norbert Hofer (born March 2, 1971) is a conservative Austrian politician and a member of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). He is most famous for his unsuccessful campaign for Austrian president in 2016, a very close race, and for being the Third President of the National Council (one of three members).

Early life

Hofer was born on March 2, 1971 in Vorau in eastern Austria.[1] He completed secondary engineering school in 1990 with a specialization in aeronautics.[1] After serving his legally mandated military service, in 1990-91, Hofer served as an aeronautical engineer for Austrian Airlines from 1991-94.[1]

Early political career

Starting in 1994, Hofer started working for the FPÖ, first as an organization officer in the Burgenland chapter of the party and eventually advancing to positions of party leadership.[1] Hofer has held several positions of party leadership.[1]

In 1997, Hofer was elected a council member of the City of Eisenstadt, a position he would serve in until 2007.[1] In 2005, he became the deputy chairman of the national FPÖ, and the next year he was elected to the Austrian National Council.[1] In October 2013, Hofer became the Third President (third most senior leader, after the Austrian People's Party and Social Democratic Party leaders).[1] In 2016, during the postponed presidential election, Hofer, along with the other two National Council presidents, served as the joint acting president of Austria.[2]

2016 Austrian presidential election

Hofer ran for President of Austria (a largely ceremonial role) in 2016. In the first round of the election, Hofer received 35.1 percent of the vote, which at the time was the FPÖ's best result in a national election in history.[3] Although Hofer lost the run-off election by less than one percentage point, Austria’s Constitutional Court ordered a re-run of the election due to irregularities in mail-in ballots.[4] The election was eventually postponed until December 4, 2016.[5][6]

Although Hofer faced a far-left Green Party candidate in the runoff who supported increased European integration and immigration, despite evidence that contrary positions were necessary, many establishment "conservatives" (who actually align more with leftists) strongly opposed Hofer and endorsed his opponent, Alexander Van der Bellen.[7] Hofer, however, received support from disillusioned working-class voters.[8]

Hofer lost the December 4 election, although the FPÖ vowed to fight on.[9]

It must be noted that as the campaign progressed, Hofer moderated his positions in order to attract more votes, something which possibly actually played a part in his defeat.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ing. Norbert Hofer - Third President of the National Council. Republic of Austria - Parliament. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ Tasch, Barbara (July 1, 2016). An Austrian court just overturned the presidential election narrowly lost by a far-right candidate. International Business Times. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ Troianovski, Anton (April 25, 2016). European Right Gets Boost From Austrian Freedom Party Victory. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ Troianovski, Anton (June 1, 2016). Austrian Court Orders Rerun of Presidential Vote. The Wall Street Journal. Retrievd December 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ Connolly, Kate (September 12, 2016). Austrian presidential election postponed due to faulty glue. The Guardian. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ Tomlinson, Chris (September 13, 2016). Freedom Party Calls Austrian Election Delay An ‘Embarrassment’. Breitbart. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  7. ↑ Tomlinson, Chris (November 22, 2016). ‘Never Hofer’: Austrian Establishment Conservatives Back Far Left Candidate. Breitbart. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  8. ↑ Tomlinson, Chris (November 18, 2016). Like Trump, Austria’s Norbert Hofer Attracting Disillusioned Working Class Voters. Breitbart. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ Oliphant, Roland; Cseko, Balazs (December 4, 2016). Austrian far-right defiant as Freedom Party claims 'pole position' for general election: 'Our time comes'. The Telegraph. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  10. ↑ McKenzie, Sheena (December 4, 2016). Austrian presidential election: Who is Norbert Hofer? CNN. Retrieved December 20, 2016.

External links

Template:DEFAUTSORT:Hofer, Norbert

Retrieved from "https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Norbert_Hofer&oldid=1295173"