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Austria, World War II

The New York Times · 4h

How Austria Could Get Its First Far-Right Chancellor Since World War II

The leader of the anti-immigration, pro-Russia Freedom Party has been given the chance to try to form a government after months of coalition talks among mainstream parties collapsed.

U.S. News & World Report · 7h

Austria's Polarising Far-Right Leader Bids to Become Chancellor

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Monday tasked Kickl, head of the eurosceptic, Russia-friendly Freedom Party (FPO), with forming a coalition government after a centrist bid to assemble one without the FPO collapsed over the weekend.

NBC News on MSN · 10h

Austria's far-right gets chance to lead a government for first time since World War Two

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 Austria since World War Two.

Austria, Herbert Kickl

Fortune on MSN · 4h

Who is Herbert Kickl? The Trump-like politician could be the first far-right leader in Austria since WWII

Attempts to form a government without the far-right Freedom Party collapsed in recent days, more than three months after it won a parliamentary election.

Austria's far-right leader Kickl tasked with forming government

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen tasked the leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) on Monday (January 6) with forming a coalition government, after a centrist bid to assemble one without the FPO collapsed unexpectedly over the weekend.

BBC on MSN · 8h

Austrian far-right party tasked with forming coalition

Austria's president Alexander Van der Bellen has tasked the leader of the far-right Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, with forming a coalition government. If the talks are successful, Austria will, for the first time,

Austria heads towards coalition talks led by far right

Austria heads towards coalition talks led by far right after centrists fail

Austria headed on Sunday towards coalition talks led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) after efforts to form a centrist government without the FPO fell apart and prompted Chancellor Karl Nehammer to resign.

The New York Times · 1d

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.

The Financial Times · 1d

Austria’s new centre-right leader open to coalition with far right

The incoming leader of Austria’s centre right People’s party (ÖVP) has signalled his openness to sharing power with the far right, just a day after Chancellor Karl Nehammer resigned after failing to form a centrist governing coalition.

3hon MSN

A far-right leader could soon take the helm in EU member country Austria. Here’s why it matters

Austria could soon have its first government led by the far right since World War II. President Alexander Van der Bellen has ...

Austria's president tasks far right to form gov't in historic first

Austria's president tasked far-right leader Herbert Kickl with trying to form a government Monday, in a historic move after ...

Courthouse News Service2h

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

Austria is set to become the latest European Union nation to turn to the far right for leadership. The Freedom Party of Austria, founded in the 1950s by former Nazis, is about to take power after ...

The Jerusalem Post Blogs3h

Echoes of a Nazi past: Israel keeping watch on Austria politics as far-right party forms coalition

Few options remained for Van der Bellen after the centrists’ failure to forge a coalition. Some political analysts in ...

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