A radical leader edges towards transforming Austria’s democracy, sparking widespread concern.

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

Austria's far-right leader Herbert Kickl does not exactly cut a dashing figure but he has skilfully tapped into voter anxieties over migration, the war in Ukraine and the Covid pandemic.

Austria's far-right and conservative parties have previously shared power but always with the Freedom Party in a junior role.

The Freedom Party and its leader, Herbert Kickl, have steadily built support by demonizing immigrants, while entering Austria’s political mainstream. By Jim Tankersley and Christopher F.

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

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 ...

Herbert Kickl received a mandate to try to form what would be the first national government led by the far-right since the ...

Austria’s president, was meeting Herbert Kickl, the leader of the hard-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), to ask him to try to form Austria’s next government. Mr Van der Bellen, a former leader of ...

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 ...