“We See Europe as Christian”

Heinz-Christian Strache, Chairman of the Freedom Party of Austria

International Business Times reports that “Support for far right-wing parties across Europe, including France’s National Front, Germany’s Alternative For Germany and Austria’s Freedom Party, has continued to grow.”

The Times quotes political analyst Thomas Hofer as saying, “Anti-Islamization is one of the pillars of the Freedom Party right now, and has been that way over the last seven to eight years, especially in Vienna.”

The Times continues:

When [Heinz-Christian] Strache first arrived on the political scene, he made his stance on immigration very clear. “It is not about keeping Austria white, just about protecting its traditional community,” he told the Telegraph in a 2008 interview. “We see Europe as Christian, and we believe it’s at risk of Islamization.”