Is it frightening for Europe, or is there still hope? The "New York Times" graphically illustrates the rise of right-wing forces in EU countries: Austria receives the strongest red bar. Now, due to bureaucratic negligence, the election of the future federal president must be repeated. In May, the candidate from a party that questions fundamental European values received almost half of the votes cast. Is it Orbánization? Jörg Haider's legacy? Or just a special case of decay? It is as if the crisis-ridden EU senses that Austria is once again the small world in which the large one holds its test. In his brilliant essay, Armin Thurnher reveals what is behind the disenchantment with Europe and what should be countered against the right in politics.