Migrant policy: how will it sway the German and Austrian elections?

Leader and top candidate of the Austrian Peoples Party Sebastian Kurz

Leader and top candidate of the Austrian Peoples Party Sebastian Kurz Source: AAP

Germany and Austria are neighbours in election mode, with Germans voting in important national elections on October the 15th and Austrians three weeks later. The polls suggest Chancellor Angela Merkel, deemed the conservative, will win in Germany, and young Sebastian Kurz likewise deemed the conservative, will win in Austria.


Michelle Chen reports


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