VIENNA—The intrigue that split up Austria’s coalition government this week has already grown into a cautionary tale told by political moderates about the risks of associating with ascendant far-right parties. In the last days of continentwide elections to elect a new European Union parliament, the scandal has become Exhibit One for those who say far-right parties are a threat to the democratic order, puppets of foreign enemies, and not to be trusted.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 25, 2019 12:00 UTC