Editorial: La Vanguardia

• Austria saw its first victory of the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) in the elections.
• Negotiations for a coalition government excluding the far-right recently collapsed.
• The far-right and right-wing parties could form a government coalition, breaking the cordon sanitaire imposed on the far-right.
• The growing evolution of far-right in Austria is attributable to their anti-immigration proposals and the European parties' inability to reach an agreement.
• There is a far-right advance across the continent, threatening the foundational values of the European Union (EU).
• In the latest European elections, far-right parties were the most voted in France, Italy, Austria, and Hungary.
• The shift of votes towards far-right propositions is bad news for those supporting the democratic values of the EU.

Conclusion: The inability of parties to reach agreements and counteract the advancement of far-right threatens the values and democracy of the EU.

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