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,
Live updates: Merz’s conservatives win Germany election as far-right AfD makes historic gains
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.
Leaders hail Merz for German election win amid warnings on far-right surge
World leaders have congratulated Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), for winning the German elections. However, as the plaudits rolled in, others were focused on the surge of the far right as the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party celebrated its best showing at the polls at 20.
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 Merz Will Push up Debt With Help of Left, Says AfD Leader
The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, said Germany's likely next chancellor would be held hostage by left-wing parties that would seek to loosen tough fiscal rules.
Conservatives lead in German elections, far-right AfD comes in second
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz declared victory after his Christian Democrats won nearly 29% of the votes in the country’s federal election. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party faced a historic defeat with the lowest vote share for the center-left party since 1949.
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.
German election day 2: Far-right AfD leader hails party’s ‘crazy success’
Far-right Alternative for Germany came second, doubling its vote to achieve its highest-ever share. CDU/CSU has
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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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 ...
Austria’s far right eyes chancellor’s office despite failed coalition talks
The Freedom Party leader wants to be Austria’s “Volkskanzler,” or Chancellor of the People, a title once embraced by Adolf ...
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 ...
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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The AfD's electoral success - it came second in the federal elections in Germany - is also causing joy in Austria. FPÖ leader ...
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Fueled by pandemic frustrations, populist parties are embracing anti-vaccine figures overseas, too
The Freedom Party’s leader, Herbert Kickl, has called Covid-19 vaccines “a genetic engineering experiment,” and when a rumor emerged in 2021 that he had secretly been vaccinated against the ...