My guess is the fairly recent history of a certain Austrian authoritatian far-right leader responsible for some of the worst atrocities in the course of human h

My guess is the fairly recent history of a certain Austrian authoritatian far-right leader responsible for some of the worst atrocities in the course of human history has something to do with this particular fascination. Not saying every right wing extremist from Austria will turn out the same way, but perhaps not surprising that the locale does raise a couple of extra eyebrows when notable things - like elections - occur.