Austrian far right gets mandate to try to lead a government for the first time since World War II
VIENNA (AP) — The leader of Austria’s Freedom Party received a mandate Monday to try to form a new government, which would be ...
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Austria's conservatives appoint leader to succeed Nehammer
The conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) has appointed its general secretary as its new leader after Chancellor Karl ...
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign after coalition talks fail
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer's announcement on Saturday came a day after the liberal Neos party withdrew from the ...
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Crisis summit in the Chancellery: Coalition on the brink
The rest of the Zuckerl coalition is also in danger of collapsing on Saturday, or Sunday at the latest. Since Saturday ...
Austria’s new centre-right leader open to coalition with far right
The incoming leader of Austria’s centre right People’s party (ÖVP) has signalled his openness to sharing power with the far right, just a day after Chancellor Karl Nehammer resigned after failing to ...
Austrian far-right party tasked with forming coalition
Austria's president Alexander Van der Bellen has tasked the leader of the far-right Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, with ...
Who is Herbert Kickl? The Trump-like politician could be the first far-right leader in Austria since WWII
Attempts to form a government without the far-right Freedom Party collapsed in recent days, more than three months after it ...