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Herbert Kickl said he aspires to “govern Austria honestly” as he prepared for talks on a potential coalition with conservatives.

A new alliance between Marine Le Pen and Viktor Orbán –the ‘Patriots for Europe’ — is now the third largest group in the EU Parliament.

Austrian police have demanded parliament lift immunity of prosecution for the leader of the populist Freedom Party (FPÖ) after he did not wear a mask at an outdoor demonstration against Wuhan coronavirus measures. Police say they wish parliament to grant

A member of the populist Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) has expressed concern that amendments to a law on administrative enforcement could be used to imprison unvaccinated people for as long as a year.

Internal documents reveal that Brussels plans to incorporate the controversial UN migration pact into the EU’s legal framework “through the back door”, Austria and Hungary have warned.

Austria has announced plans to automatically block asylum for migrants who arrive with the help of smugglers, with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz stressing the importance of “smashing the business model of human traffickers”.

Newly chairing the EU’s six-month rotating presidency, Austria has called for European defence ministers to send soldiers to secure the continent’s borders and repel illegal immigrants.

Austrian populist Transport Minister Norbert Hofer has banned the option for driving tests to be taken in the Turkish language, calling it a waste of government money and resources.

Populist Austrian Vice Chancellor and leader of the Freedom Party (FPÖ) Heinz-Christian Strache has said that Turks in Austria who voted for Islamist Recep Tayyip Erdoğan should return to Turkey.

Tunisian migrant Mohamed H. was sentenced to life in a Linz court Monday after being found guilty of murdering an elderly Austrian couple because they supported the populist, anti-mass migration Freedom Party (FPÖ). The trial of the 55-year-old Tunisian was expected to

Deportations of failed asylum seekers and illegal migrants have increased by 36 percent under populist Freedom Party (FPÖ) Interior Minister Herbert Kickl compared to 2017 as Austria looks to provide more information to the public on deportation cases.

Austria’s conservative-populist coalition government will close seven radical Islamic mosques and expel dozens of foreign-funded imams with populist Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache remarking, “We’re only just getting started.”

Austria’s new conservative-nationalist coalition is set to get tough on illegal migration and migrants who refuse to integrate into Austrian society.

The leader of Austria’s Freedom Party (FPÖ) has vowed to negotiate for a government programme of “high quality” and in the interests of the Austrian people as negotiations between his party and the leading Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP).

The populist Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) has returned to second place, pushing the left-wing Social Democrats into third and putting the Freedom Party on track to form a coalition government for the first time since 2005.

VIENNA (AP) — Polling places are opening in Austria, where voters will decide whether the country moves right after decades of centrist policies and the result could pave the way for Europe’s youngest government leader.

A Tunisian migrant arrested for the brutal double murder of a couple in their eighties was driven to kill by hatred for the populist Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), police have announced.

The leader of the anti-mass migration Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) Heinz-Christian Strache has vowed to ban Islamism in Austria as he sets his sights on the chancellor position.

Heinz-Christian Strache, leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), may face charges of “hate speech” as the Vienna prosecutor investigates whether he is responsible for posts made by other users on his Facebook page.

The wave of newcomers who entered Austria during the migrant crisis will cause social benefits spending to soar by 35 per cent, a report has revealed.

Norbert Hofer’s presidential campaign has called the announced election delay an “embarrassment” as he and Czech President Miloš Zeman propose adding Austria to the Visegrad 4 group.

VIENNA, Sept 12 (Reuters) – A re-run of Austria’s presidential election due to take place on Oct. 2 has been postponed, Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka said on Monday.

The populist anti-mass migration Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) has stirred up controversy by celebrating the 333 year anniversary of the end of the Turkish siege of Vienna.

VIENNA (AFP) – Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz opposes any steps that would bring Turkey closer to joining the European Union, he said in remarks released Saturday.

The Austrian Finance Minister has urged UK parliamentarians to forget about the Brexit vote, and claims Northern Ireland and Scotland may leave the UK if Britain leaves the European Union (EU). Austrian Finance Minister Hans Jörg Schelling, of the conservative Austrian

Austria’s Constitutional court has today ordered May’s presidential election be annulled and another called after “particularly serious cases” of voting fraud were detected in the photo-finish vote. The Green party-backed candidate Alexander Van der Bellen originally snatched victory by a mere 0.6

A small town in the region of Lower Austria has announced that it will be banning the Islamic approved swimwear known as the “burkini” from local pools. The Lower Austrian township of Hainfeld has announced that they will be banning the

Citizens and populist parties across the European Union (EU) have congratulated the UK on her vote to leave the political bloc, and are being encouraged to hold their own membership referendums as the populist ‘Patriot Spring’ sweeps the continent. Countries including as Austria,

Senior members and supporters of Europe’s populist right parties met in Vienna on Friday to discuss the growing success of their movement, and their plans for the future of the European Union. Star of the show, a meeting to mark the

A legal scholar of the Austrian constitution has claimed that while some may laugh at the idea of a do-over of the Austrian presidential election, the arguments are more compelling than most realise. Austrian constitutional legal scholar and University of Vienna

Next week the head of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) will meet with French Front National leader Marine Le Pen to celebrate a “Patriotic Spring” event near Vienna, along with representatives from other right wing European parties. It will be

A photo-finish presidential election which saw the Green party snatch victory from the insurgent Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) is now being challenged after irregularities were detected in 94 of 117 electoral districts. The election was regarded as a watershed

“Dear asylum seeking gentlemen”, starts a new video produced by Austria’s Freedom Party (FPO) teaching would be migrant rapists some Western culture basics, starting with the meaning of the word “no”. While the video — which involved a casually dressed

Green party candidate Alexander Van der Bellen is the new Austrian President, reports Austrian media as the closest electoral contest in living memory comes to an end. While the right-wing candidate was ahead by over one per cent at the

AFP – Austria and the European Union were on tenterhooks Monday as they waited to see whether Norbert Hofer had won an election runoff to become the bloc’s first president from the populist anti-mass migration right. Projected results late on

Austria’s Social Democratic Chancellor stood down in a shock announcement this morning amid collapsing support for traditional parties in the country, in a move which has been called “a beautiful day for Austria” by his insurgent nationalist opponents. Socialist-left Chancellor Werner