The triumph of the far-right in Austria is not surprising. It has never atoned for its Nazi past.

Germany just escaped a far-Right populist party moving into power. In Austria, however, a neo-Nazi party has just moved into second place according to exit polls.

It will probably soon end up as a powerful part of the government – an outcome which paints a gloomy picture not only for Austria but for Europe as a whole.

As the country of Wiener Schnitzel, Sachertorte, skiing holidays and “The Sound of Music”, Austria is all too often forgotten on Europe’s political map. That is about to change.  Just a year after narrowly averting a far-Right presidency, Austria’s politics seem to be swerving considerably to the Right.