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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Austria's Freedom Party leader was granted a mandate on Monday to try to form a new government. This mandate marks the first time Austria's far-right party is being given the chance to form a new ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

VIENNA, Austria — A party that advocates an end to economic sanctions against Russia and has called for the “remigration of uninvited foreigners” could soon give Austria its first government headed by ...

After the failure of coalition negotiations and the subsequent resignation of Chancellor Karl Nehammer (Austrian Peoples Party, ÖVP), all signs now point to the formation of a government led by the ...

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 ...

VIENNA (Reuters) - The leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO) on Thursday criticised the European Union's top court for upholding Brussels' right to force member states to take in ...