Strange Bedfellows — Anti-Immigrant Conservatives and Environmentalists Join Forces in Europe

Following the collapse of a government between the far-right and right last year, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of Austria, the young head of a conservative party deeply opposed to immigration, has just formed a coalition government with Austria’s Green party. Having adopted a platform that is anti-immigration, pro-business, and pro-environment, the odd pairing of these parties holds important and timely lessons for the larger realignment of left-right politics taking place across Europe, not least in Europe’s biggest economy, Germany.  Sam Jones of the Financial Times joins  Deep Dish  to discuss.