Austria to ban Muslim face-covering veils

[-:Undertaker:-]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-au...rldNews&rpc=69

Austria to ban Muslim face-covering veils

Governing coalition announces ban in response to "far" right-wing Freedom Party leading polls

Austria's coalition government promised on Monday to ban Muslim face-covering veils and to restrict eastern European workers' access to the labor market, in a package of policies aimed at countering the rise of the far-right Freedom Party.

The anti-Islam Freedom Party (FPO) has topped opinion polls for months, boosted by the influx of more than a million migrants into Europe in the past two years and concerns over their impact on jobs and security. Last month the FPO candidate came close to winning Austria's presidential election.

With a parliamentary election due next year, Chancellor Christian Kern of the Social Democratic Party (SPO) hopes the package will provide fresh impetus to an eight-month-old coalition widely seen as ineffective.

Ohhhhhhhh yes you haven't always got to win outright to effect change, just look at Ukip & Brexit.

That said, winning is also nice. And judging by the polling, only a matter of time. The sea-change of 2016 continues...

Thoughts?

[FlyingJesus]

What if my face veil is agnostic

[abc]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-au...rldNews&rpc=69

Austria to ban Muslim face-covering veils

Governing coalition announces ban in response to "far" right-wing Freedom Party leading polls

Ohhhhhhhh yes you haven't always got to win outright to effect change, just look at Ukip & Brexit.

That said, winning is also nice. And judging by the polling, only a matter of time. The sea-change of 2016 continues...

Thoughts?

Good news. Let's hope the rest of Europe follows.