Austria: municipal and regional elections this Sunday in Vienna
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Aerial view of central Vienna, Austria (illustrative image).
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By: Céline Béal
4 min
We vote for municipal and regional this Sunday in Vienna, and with a fifth of the Austrian population living in the capital, this election goes well beyond the stake of a simple municipal.
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The right and far right opposition to the current municipality, a coalition of the left and the Greens, all play on the theme of the integration of foreigners to gain points.
Because in Austria, almost a quarter of the population was born abroad or has parents born abroad - one of the highest rates in the European Union - and which reaches 45% in the capital.
A challenge for schools, where the number of children who do not speak the language of the country (German), is sometimes very high.
How to help them to allow their integration?
The subject has been debated for two years.
Report in a school of our correspondent.
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