European Journal - Austria: How the Kronen Zeitung will Influence Elections - 17.09.2008

With a readership that comprises 40 per cent of the population, the new Kronen Zeitung is Austria's largest and most influential paper. The right of center tabloid is strongly anti-EU, and many critics have accused it of a racist approach to the topic of immigration. But in the lead-up to Austria's elections on 28th September, the country's Social Democratic party is seeking closer ties to the paper.