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Austria: Freedom Party path to power may boost EU far right

Austria was ahead of the curve when it came to the rise of the far right in Europe. When the Freedom Party first entered national government as a junior partner back at the turn of the millennium, ...
Yahoo

Germany's far-right AfD welcomes mandate for Freedom Party of Austria

Alice Weidel, leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group, gives a press conference at the start of her party's parliamentary group meeting. Kay Nietfeld/dpa The anti-immigration ...
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austria government reversal: freedom party in coalition talks

Austria's president tasks the Freedom Party with forming a new government after coalition talks collapsed. A significant ...
Yahoo

Far-right Freedom Party of Austria tasked with forming government

Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen has officially tasked the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) with forming a government. Van der Bellen made the announcement at a press conference in ...
Anadolu Agency

Austria’s largest party calls for full headscarf ban in schools

Right-wing extremist FPO says government plan to ban headscarves for girls under 14 does not go far enough - Anadolu Ajansı ...
The Forward

Far-right party founded by former Nazis is tapped to lead Austria’s government

(JTA) — Austria’s far-right Freedom Party, which was founded by former Nazis, has been given a mandate to form a governing coalition, positioning it to lead the country for the first time since World ...
Courthouse News Service

Far right on brink of power in Austria, 3 months after election win

Herbert Kickl, leader of the Freedom Party of Austria, waves to supporters, in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, after polls closed in the country's national election. (AP Photo/Andreea ...
Newsday

Austrian far right gets mandate to try to lead a government for the first time since World War II

VIENNA — The leader of Austria's Freedom Party received a mandate Monday to try to form a new government, which would be the first headed by the far right since World War II if he succeeds. The ...
The New York Times

Austria Coalition Talks Collapse, Raising Prospects for the Far Right

The leader of the anti-immigrant Freedom Party of Austria, founded by former Nazis in the 1950s, was expected to be asked to enter into talks to form a new government. By Christopher F. Schuetze ...
The New York Times

Austrian Coalition Talks Collapse, Averting a Far-Right Chancellor for Now

The plan by the far-right Freedom Party to run Austria was halted by a disagreement over who would lead the all-important Interior Ministry. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin An effort ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Far-right party founded by former Nazis is tapped to lead Austria’s government

The Freedom Party won the most votes in national elections in September, but a group of more moderate parties engaged in months-long negotiations to block it from taking power. Austria’s far-right ...