Herbert Kickl, leader of Austria's right-wing Freedom Party, met with President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday, further fueling rumors that he will be asked to form a government.

The head of an influential EU-funded migration advisory body has urged the bloc to bolster expulsions of rejected ...

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 ...

The conservative Austrian People's Party (OVP) came under growing pressure on Tuesday to end its coalition talks with the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) as a deal to form the first ever FPO-led ...

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 ...

VIENNA (AP) — 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 Freedom Party on Sunday secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria. But political rivals have said they won’t work with the party's leader.

Austria's far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) began coalition talks with the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the latter said on Thursday, after the failure of previous parties ...

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

It took 28.8% of the vote and beat outgoing Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s conservative Austrian People’s Party into second place. But in October, President Alexander Van der Bellen ...