Russia winning war against Europe, one election at a time
Opinion: With the electoral success of a far-right party in Austria, the prospect of yet another Kremlin-friendly government in the European Union is deeply troubling, writes Dr Oliver Hartwich
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party wins parliamentary election
The result of last Sunday's Austrian parliamentary elections followed the same pattern as the 2022 elections in Italy, 2023 in the Netherlands and 2024 in the German states of Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg.
Austrian far right set to win national election, in postwar first
Austria’s Freedom Party leads in the vote count, but may not be able to find coalition partners to form a government under provocative leader Herbert Kickl.
Austria's ultra-right FPÖ party wins parliamentary election, marking historic shift
The governing conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) secured 26.5% of the votes, a decrease of 11% compared to the 2019 elections, while the FPÖ gained an additional 13%. Read also: Austrian Chancellor opposes ‘preferential treatment’ for Kyiv in EU accession negotiations The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) came in third with 21% of
Austria Faces Uncertainty After Historic Far-right Election Win
Austria entered uncharted territory Monday after the far right scored a historic national election win, with parties facing an uphill task to form a new government.
Far-Right Set for Austrian Election History 79 Years After Nazis Lost Power
Austria's Freedom Party (FPÖ) is set to come out on top in the European country's national election on Sunday, according to early projections, marking the first-time a far-right party has won since the Nazis first came to power in Europe nearly eight decades ago.
European Right-Wing Parties Revel in Election Victory of Austria's Far Right
Political parties on the European right celebrated Sunday's parliamentary election victory by Austria's Freedom Party (FPO) as a boost for national conservatives amid advances by the hard right fuelled by worries about immigration.
Far-right party wins Austria election but faces hurdles to govern
Austria's far-right Freedom Party won a national parliamentary election, but it will struggle to find other parties willing to form a coalition government.
Austria’s Far Right Wins Election But Unlikely to Govern
Tom So listen, the Freedom Party, it's their best outcome so far in their history. 29% of the vote, as you outlined there, this was really at the expense of these sort of centre right, the Conservatives and the Green Parties,
Austria's far-right Freedom Party wins big in legislative election
Austria's pro-Russia Freedom Party was celebrating Sunday night after it became the first far-right political party to win an election in the country since the Nazi era.
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Austria's conservatives ÖVP show support for Chancellor Nehammer amidst historic FPÖ win
Chancellor Karl Nehammer secured support from the ÖVP in a confidence vote following the FPÖ's historic election success.
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Austria conservatives back leader despite far-right win
Austria's conservatives backed their leader, Chancellor Karl Nehammer, on Tuesday in a confidence vote he sought after the ...
Austrian leader says far right should have chance to form government
Austria's outgoing Chancellor Karl Nehammer says the leader of the far-right FPÖ, Herbert Kickl, should be given the first ...
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The hard-right Freedom Party comes first in Austria
As forecast in the polls, a hard-right populist party came first in Austria’s parliamentary elections on September 29th for ...
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FPÖ makes a run for the provincial governor’s seat in Upper Austria
A record result for the Freedom Party in Upper Austria too! Deputy Governor Manfred Haimbuchner is already thinking about the ...
Austria’s far-right FPÖ party is the frontrunner in Sunday’s election. How did it get here?
Austria goes to the polls this Sunday, with the populist, anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPÖ) tipped to emerge as the winner ...