Austria, Freedom Party

Far-Right Freedom Party Member Elected Speaker of Austrian Parliament
Walter Rosenkranz has become the first member of the Freedom Party to be speaker, one of the country's highest-ranking positions.
Austria's Freedom Party secures first far-right national election win since World War II
Austrians voted Sunday in a national election that the far-right Freedom Party is hoping to win for the first time, tapping into anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other concerns following recent gains for the hard right elsewhere in Europe.
Austrian Parliament Elects First Far-Right Speaker Over Left's Objections
His critics point to his membership of a far-right fraternity and his praise for a prominent Nazi, arguing such a senior office requires a more statesmanlike figure. "It is still difficult for me to realise that you have thus added me to a long line of historic figures of this country,
A lawmaker from the far-right Freedom Party is elected as speaker of Austria's parliament
A lawmaker from the far-right Freedom Party has been elected as the new speaker of Austria’s parliament, weeks after the party won a national election for the first time
Austrian Lawmakers Elect First Far-right Parliament President
Austrian lawmakers on Thursday elected for the first time a far-right politician as parliament president despite the country's main Jewish organisation criticising him for having paid "homage to Nazi criminals".
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Austria's far-right Freedom Party is headed for its first national election win
VIENNA (AP) — The Freedom Party was headed for the first far-right win in a national parliamentary election in post-World ...
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Austria's Far-Right Blocked as President Asks Chancellor to Form Government
The far-right Freedom Party was blocked in Austria as on Tuesday Austria's president asked incumbent Chancellor Karl Nehammer to form a new government. All other parties refused to work with the ...
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What’s at Stake in Austria’s General Election
The Freedom Party may have a ceiling on the number of supporters, said Reinhard Heinisch, a political scientist and professor of Austrian politics at the University of Salzburg in Austria.
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Austrian far right set to win national election, in postwar first
BERLIN — Austria’s anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPÖ) was on track Sunday night to win the Austrian parliamentary election in an unprecedented victory. If projections hold up, it would be ...
Albania's former president Meta is arrested for alleged money laundering, his party says
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's left-wing Freedom Party said Monday its leader and former Albanian president Ilir Meta has ...
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The Freedom Party
Whichever party manages to assume the mantle of efficient government—of public services that actually benefit the public—will ...
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Austria's far-right Freedom Party heading for its first national election win
Austria's far-right Freedom Party was headed for its first win in a national parliamentary election on Sunday, finishing ahead of the governing conservatives after tapping into voters' anxieties ...
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Austrian President tasks head of conservative People’s Party with forming government
The far-right Freedom Party won last month’s general election but with around 29% of the vote it would need to assemble a ...