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

If he comes to power, sharp-tongued, far-right leader Herbert Kickl will be contemporary Austria's most controversial ...

Following failed coalition negotiations in Austria, a path to power is now opening up for the right-wing Freedom Party leader ...

He is so abrasive that he has one of Austria's lowest personal approval ratings, but far-right chief Herbert Kickl's ...

Mr Kickl’s political hero is Viktor Orban, Hungary’s autocratic leader. But unlike Hungarian voters who first voted Mr Orban ...

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. Now, he ...

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen gave the green light to far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Herbert Kickl to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The leader of Austria’s Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, addresses a ...

STORY: Austria's leadership swung towards the far right on Monday, as its president tasked the leader of the eurosceptic, ...

Herbert Kickl, the controversial leader of Austria’s far-right FPÖ, is within reach of becoming the country’s first far-right chancellor. As the FPÖ negotiates a coalition with the conservatives, ...

VIENNA — Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl said Tuesday in his first comments after being tasked to form a new government that he aspires to “govern Austria honestly” as he prepared ...

Austria's president tasks far-right leader Herbert Kickl with trying to form a new government.