Four months after its election victory, Austria’s hard Right is about to lead a government for the first time since 1945.

Austria's centrist parties may come to their senses and try a second round of coalition talks, or form a minority government.

If he comes to power, sharp-tongued, far-right leader Herbert Kickl will be contemporary Austria's most controversial ...

Herbert Kickl, the controversial leader of Austria’s far-right FPÖ, is within reach of becoming the country’s first far-right chancellor. As the FPÖ negotiates a coalition with the conservatives, ...

Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl and the conservative Austrian People's Party have agreed on measures to reduce the budget deficit without introducing new taxes. The move comes as they attempt ...

Herbert Kickl was not along for that particular ride ... Perhaps even the Orbánization of Austria, as Franz Fischler, a former European Commissioner from Austria, fears? Fischler has said ...

Mr Kickl’s political hero is Viktor Orban, Hungary’s autocratic leader. But unlike Hungarian voters who first voted Mr Orban in, few Austrian voters seem enamoured with Mr Kickl. Only 2% of FPÖ voters ...

The far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the conservative People's Party (ÖVP), currently negotiating a coalition ...

Twenty-five years ago, the European Union reacted with outrage at the prospect of a far-right politician, Jörg Haider, entering Austria’s government, turning the country into a virtual pariah. This ...

Elon Musk may steal headlines with his zeal for Germany’s AfD party, but sentiments are shifting well beyond Berlin.

Putin-friendly, far-right FPO’s imminent rise to power in Austria is a direct consequence of liberal, centrist failings.