Austria goes to the polls this Sunday, with the populist, anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPÖ) tipped to emerge as the winner, in what would mark another gain for the far right in Europe.. Unlike ...

Elections will be held on Sunday. Its leader, Herbert Kickl, has been branded as “Volkskanzler” or “people’s chancellor,” by his party, a term the Nazis used to describe Hitler.

A far-right party founded by former Nazis won the most votes in Austria's election Sunday, in a result that could reshape Europe’s political landscape and help tilt the balance of power between ...

Initially, Van der Bellen tasked Nehammer with forming a government in October. However, Nehammer’s party refused to enter a coalition with the FPÖ under Kickl, and other parties also rejected ...

Following the parliamentary election in Austria, the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) will be the strongest faction in the ...

Kickl, a former interior minister under Austria’s 2017-2019 government, took the reins of the FPÖ in June 2021. In the three years since, the divisive leader has shifted the party further to ...

Extreme heat grips Europe, Vienna bans barbecues due to fire risk, and the FPÖ targets Roma refugees—plus more stories from ...

Herbert Kickl, who now has good chances of becoming Austria's next chancellor, has radicalized the FPÖ in recent years. He seems to enjoy his role as the ultimate evil.

The political party on the verge of leading Austria would take an already conservative country into a growing group of nations shifting to the far-right of European politics. It has flirted with ...

NEWS ANALYSIS. Despite its less-than-stellar track record and current positions, the FPÖ is still regarded as acceptable by almost all Austrian politicians who refuse to label it as far-right.

Austria goes to the polls this Sunday, with the populist, anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPÖ) tipped to emerge as the winner, in what would mark another gain for the far right in Europe.. Unlike ...