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

VIENNA (Reuters) - He is so abrasive that he has one of ... win and he now has a chance to become its first chancellor. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Monday tasked Kickl, head of the ...

Herbert Kickl on his way out of Vienna's Hofburg Palace following talks with Austria's president, Alexander Van der Bellen, ...

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

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has asked the leader of the country's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) to form a new ruling coalition in what could yield the first far-right-led government in ...

Monday, marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Federal President ...

Centre-left retains Linz in run-off election, far-right gains in Lower Austria’s municipal polls, and Schallenberg calls for ...

Speculation Grows That Austrian Far Right Leader Herbert Kickl Will Be Asked to Form a Government VIENNA (AP) — Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday announced that he would meet ...

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday announced that he would meet with far-right politician Herbert Kickl as speculation grows that he will ask the Freedom Party leader to form a ...

The Austrian president's office says Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will serve as the country’s interim leader while ...

The farewell Mass for Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, after almost 30 years as Archbishop of Vienna, turned into a national ...

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday announced that he would meet with far-right politician Herbert Kickl as speculation grows that he will ask the Freedom Party ...