26 May 2016 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe AUSTRIA:  Alexander van der Bullen, a Green party member standing as an independent candidate, won the presidential election.  He narrowly beat Norbert Hofer of the far-right Freedom party by 50.3% to 49.7% of the vote (a difference of only 31,000 votes). BELGIUM:  Eight protestors and two policemen… Continue reading Issue 55: 2016 05 26: International News in Brief