The far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), which won the most votes in a September election in Austria, has been in talks with the ...

Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO) and the conservative People's Party (OVP) denied on Tuesday their talks on forming a ...

The discussion lasted 40 minutes on Tuesday, then the ÖVP stood up. FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl had presented ÖVP boss Christian ...

Surprised by these publicly expressed points, the ÖVP reacted on Wednesday afternoon: "A few weeks ago, we decided to negotiate honestly and constructively with the FPÖ about forming a government," it ...

Negotiations between Austria's far-right Freedom Party and the conservative People's Party to establish a coalition ...

Austria’s record-long government talks have reached a decisive phase. As the far-right FPÖ and the centre-right ÖVP try to ...

Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO) and conservative People's Party (OVP) dismissed reports that coalition negotiations had collapsed, though the OVP acknowledged talks were in a crucial phase.

Austria's centrist parties may come to their senses and try a second round of coalition talks, or form a minority government.

Austria has had a strong far-right political presence since the 1980s. In 2000, the FPOe under Joerg Haider entered into a ...

A bank levy compromise, Kickl’s cuts to ORF, and an update on René Benko’s detention—plus more stories from Austria on Monday ...

The announcement marks a dramatic reversal for the president, a former leader of the left-wing Greens who has long been critical of the FPO and has clashed with its leader Herbert Kickl ...

For years Herbert Kickl was written off by many, including party comrades, as a figure best suited for work behind the scenes. An Eigenbrötler, they joked: someone who bakes their own bread.