Austria's far-right FPÖ leader Kickl congratulates Germany's AfD
The leader of the right-wing populist FPÖ in Austria, Herbert Kickl, congratulated Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on its improved result in Sunday's parliamentary election. "In the firewall" of the mainstream parties "there is now a huge hole,
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Exit polls show Merz in the lead while AfD makes historic gains in Germany election
Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative party, AfD. Early exit polls show AfD is headed for second place, while opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives are in the lead and Scholz’s party fell to third.
FPÖ's Kickl sees another opening to become Austria's chancellor
After the failure of the coalition talks with the conservative People's Party (ÖVP), the leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), Herbert Kickl, believes that the party's entry into the Chancellery has only been postponed.
Germany's AfD, Left win enough parliament seats to veto changes
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Germany's Left party jointly secured one third of seats in the new parliament needed to block changes to the constitution, including a loosening of the country's debt brake.
The Latest: Merz wins Germany's election while AfD makes historic gains
German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.
German conservatives lead election with far-right AfD in second place, exit polls show
Polls are open across Germany as the world’s third largest economy chooses a new leader to guide it through an era of febrile immigration debates and souring relations with Washington.
Leader of Germany's far-right AfD hails 'historic' election result
While Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday (February 23), putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next chancellor, the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second on its best ever result,
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German election live: Conservatives projected to win and far-right AfD in second
Friedrich Merz claims victory for CDU/CSU alliance as incumbent chancellor Scholz concedes defeat; Alternative für Deutschland almost doubles vote share to 20%
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Fueled by pandemic frustrations, populist parties are embracing anti-vaccine figures overseas, too
Fueled by pandemic frustrations, populist parties are embracing anti-vaccine figures — in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Austrian far-right leader’s efforts to form a new government collapse
Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl says his talks on forming a coalition government with a conservative party have ...
Austrian parties close to forming government without far right
The three biggest centrist parties in Austria's parliament on signalled on Saturday they were on the verge of agreeing a ...
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 ...
Austria's biggest centrist parties inch close to forming new coalition without far-right
For Austria, the political situation is unprecedented, as coalition formation talks have never taken this long. View on ...
Coalition talks between the conservative ÖVP and far-right FPÖ in Austria have failed
Regardless of which parties form a government or whether there will be new elections, social cuts, anti-refugee agitation and increasing rearmament spending will be at the centre of the next ...
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Kickl: Neither the SPÖ nor the ÖVP should get this
While the ÖVP and SPÖ are currently negotiating a possible coalition government, FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl, who failed in the ...
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Austrian parties edge towards new coalition without far right
Three Austrian parties have agreed to further talks on forming a coalition government without the far right after months of ...