Austrian president urges parties to compromise
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has urged a greater spirit of compromise after coalition talks between the ...
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Letter: Austria’s far-right leader is not one to duck a challenge
Herbert Kickl, the leader of Austria’s Freedom party (FPÖ), won’t have it all his own way in forming a government, as Ben Hall says (“Far-right success will echo beyond Austria”, Opinion ...
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Austrian far right gets mandate to try to lead a government for the first time since World War II
The leader of Austria’s Freedom Party received a mandate ... but there are no longer any other realistic options in the current parliament and polls suggest that a new election soon could ...
A 23-year-old man stabbed 6 people, killing 1 in random Austrian knife attack
A 23-year-old man stabbed six passersby in southern Austria on Saturday in what police said was a random attack that left a ...
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Austria's far-right gets chance to lead a government for first time since World War Two
to form a new ruling coalition in what could yield the first far-right-led government in Austria since World War Two. FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl “has the confidence to find viable solutions ...
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Austria's new government: poised to join Putin's gang
"Vienna could be about to get its first far-right leader since WWII," said Oliver ... September's legislative elections with 29% of the vote, Austria's centrist politicians have tried to block ...
Austrian conservatives want far-right assurances on Russia in coalition talks
The new, interim leader of Austria's conservatives demanded assurances from the far right on Wednesday that they want to keep Austria free from Russian interference, laying out potential flashpoints ...