Austria Coalition Talks Collapse, Raising Prospects for Far-Right ...
5 days ago · The leader of the anti-immigrant Freedom Party of Austria, founded by former Nazis in the 1950s, was expected to be asked to enter into talks to form a new government. By Christopher F. Schuetze ...
Far-right leader pledges to 'govern Austria ... - Associated Press News
2 days ago · The leader of Austria’s Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, addresses a news conference, in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025. Herbert Kickl received a mandate Monday to try to form a new government. ... His Russia-friendly, anti-immigration, euroskeptic Freedom Party won Austria’s parliamentary election in September but was initially shunned ...
A Far-Right Government in Austria Would Be a Jolt, but Not …
1 day ago · The Freedom Party and its leader, Herbert Kickl, have steadily built support by demonizing immigrants, while entering Austria’s political mainstream. By Jim Tankersley and Christopher F ...
Austrian far right gets mandate to try to lead a government for the ...
3 days ago · The far right and the conservatives have governed together before, but on previous occasions with the Freedom Party as the junior partner. Most recently, they ran Austria from 2017 to 2019 in a government in which Kickl — a 56-year-old with a taste for provocation — served as interior minister. It collapsed in a scandal surrounding the Freedom Party’s leader at the time.
Austrian far-right party tasked with forming coalition - BBC
3 days ago · Austria's president Alexander Van der Bellen has tasked the leader of the far-right Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, with forming a coalition government.
Austria Could Get a Far-Right Chancellor. Here’s What to Know.
3 days ago · The president of Austria on Monday gave Herbert Kickl, the outspoken leader of the Alpine country’s far-right Freedom Party, the task of trying to form a government coalition, three months after ...
Austria’s Freedom Party secures first far-right national ... - CNN
Sep 29, 2024 · The Freedom Party secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria on Sunday, finishing ahead of the governing conservatives after tapping into...
Austria's far-right Freedom Party headed for first national …
Sep 30, 2024 · The Freedom Party scored the first far-right win in a national parliamentary election in post-World War II Austria on Sunday. Herbert Kickl, a former interior minister and long-time campaign strategist who has led the Freedom Party since 2021, was welcomed by his supporters with cheers and applause.
Austrian far-right party wins national vote but its chances of ... - NPR
Sep 30, 2024 · The Freedom Party on Sunday secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria. But political rivals have said they won’t work with the party's...
Far right in Austria 'opens new era' with election victory - BBC
Sep 29, 2024 · Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) has opened the door to a new era, its leader Herbert Kickl has told supporters, as they celebrated an unprecedented election victory.