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Austria Freedom Party Candidate Hofer Concedes Defeat; Green Party-Backed Candidate Declared Winner

Austria Freedom Party Candidate Hofer Concedes Defeat; Green Party-Backed Candidate Declared Winner

Update 3: The campaign manger of the Hofer campaign has conceded the presidential election.

Swedish Muslim Politician Quits After Refusing To Shake Women's Hands

Swedish Muslim Politician Quits After Refusing To Shake Women's Hands

As if Sweden wasn't troubled enough, The Local reports that another Green Party politician, who ignited a storm of controversy after refusing to shake hands with a female reporter on grounds that it violated his Muslim faith, announced on Wednesday that he was quitting politics. This follows the resignation of Sweden's housing minister following a week of mounting controversy over his contacts with Islamic organisations and Turkish ultranationalists.