We cant think right time of crisis. And how will the European Election affect the rest of. Expert discussions have to get up your hands or we have to do it and citizens voters 1st and. Dwi has it all. Election on may 26th g. W. Holland a very warm welcome indeed to quadriga coming to you from the heart of europe and our focus is on this weekends elections to the European Parliament where it has been widely assumed that populist far right parties might grab as many as a quarter of all the seats in the parliament but then scandal in austria and the
collapse of the countrys Coalition Government between conservatives and the populist right this after secretly film Video Footage emerged apparently showing the leader of the right Freedom Party promising State Contracts to a woman posing as the niece of a Russian Oligarch so on the eve of a Watershed Election for europe our question here on quadriga this week is Video Scandal election blowed to europes. And to discuss that question im joined
Distinctly more conservative sebastian courts in just five months he reinvented a party that has been in government for thirty years renaming it since aston courts list and borrowing anti immigration rhetoric from austrias hard right wing populists their leader. Was also a big winner in last sundays elections together the two parties took nearly two thirds of the vote. Election result is being called a tectonic shift abroad as well as in austria so is austrias swing to the right a threat to europe thats the question ill be discussing with my guests its a pleasure to welcome hammond she is a journalist for germanys topps daily newspaper and she says the swing to the right in austria is not an exception but the norm all of europe is shifting to the right. And with us as well as ron kaufman he is detail the use Eastern Europe expert and he says if young the positions itself as a right wing populist force in europe paris will respond with a stronger core europe than the populace surroundin
Upgrades it would be difficult for europe but it would be terrible for the u. K. Some of Prime Minister amazing proposals indicate that both the different listen. And foreign policy. Issues. Such as the irish question will they will case proposals will need to be we want to. Negotiate today the long haul. About that is surely less and less time it will be much better if a compromise between the u. K. And the European Union. Also coming up tonight Brett Kavanaugh could be the next u. S. Supreme Court Justice he could also be at the center of an f. B. I. Investigation into a possible sex crime. Just gabbing it is very very tough as a family i can only say this is. Very hard for me though is that this is a life time went to the Supreme Court of the United States and it is important to you to a thorough background check before there are any thoughts coming out of the United States and. We begin the day with talk of a divorce over dinner in just six months britains date with greggs it will
Today those heads hold. About that is surely less and less time it will be much better as a compromise between the u. K. And the European Union. Also coming up tonight Brett Kavanaugh could be the next u. S. Supreme Court Justice he could also be at the center of an f. B. I. Investigation into a possible sex crime. Yes is gaby it is very very tough as a family i can only say this is. Very hard for me is that it is this is a life time in the United States where. We begin the day with talk of a divorce over dinner in just six months britains date with greggs it will arrive the u. K. Will officially leave the European Union one of the biggest political divorces in history and we still dont know if it will be an amicable or a hostile separation and that is why british Prime Minister to resign may travel to austria today to present her latest breaks it plan to the leaders of the other twenty seven European Union countries now may says her blueprint is fair in just for the u. K. And for the
The countrys far right chance. Plus it was the netherlands night at the Eurovision Song Contest. Wins the public begins there with his piano case well bring you the highlights of this evening. Thanks for joining us tens of thousands of people have rallied across europe ahead of Upcoming European Parliament Elections theyre protesting against nationalist and far right parties and showing their support for a stronger you recent polls show parties are likely to do well in the elections which kicked off thursday in britain a show of love for the European Union. But tough love. In cities across europe tens of thousands join pro e. U. An anti nationalist rallies like here in germany urging people to not vote for nationalists but also urging europe to do much better many protesters worry that nationalist parties could make substantial gains across the continent. Which didnt notice i think you have to send a signal against nationalism you just have to make it public i dont know if theres anyth