The Freedom Party, led by HerbertKickl, secured 29.2% of the vote, topping the center-right Austrian People's Party with 26.5% and the Social Democrats with 21%. The far-right win reflects a ...
Austria's far-right leader HerbertKickl does not exactly cut a dashing figure but he has skilfully tapped into voter anxieties over migration, the war in Ukraine and the Covid pandemic. Neither ...
HerbertKickl and his party have received praise from populists across Europe, with France's Marine Le Pen and The Netherlands' Geert Wilders welcoming their victory as a win for nationalist ...