Austria’s far right eyes chancellor’s office despite failed coalition talks
The Freedom Party leader wants to be Austria’s “Volkskanzler,” or Chancellor of the People, a title once embraced by Adolf Hitler.
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-important Interior Ministry.
Austrian far-right leader's efforts to form a new government collapse
Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl's efforts to form a coalition government with a conservative party collapsed in mutual recriminations on Wednesday.
Attempt to form Austria's first government led by far right collapses
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Talks to form Austria's first coalition government led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) collapsed on Wednesday, days after the FPO's negotiations with the conservative People's Party (OVP) ground to a halt,
Austrian far-right's bid for power falls apart as coalition talks end
Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) said on Wednesday that talks on forming a governing coalition with the conservative People's Party (ÖVP) have collapsed. The talks have been on shaky ground for days as the two parties bickered over a range of issues,
Talks to form Austria’s first far right-led government fail
Had they been successful the far right would have led the alpine nation's government for the first time. Now snap elections are likely, with the Freedom Party, founded by former Nazis, polling well ahead of its rivals.
Knife attack in Austria likely random, leaves one dead, four injured
A 14-year-old boy is dead and at least four other people are injured following a knife attack carried out by a Syrian asylum ...
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Man stabs 5 people in Austria, killing 1 teenager in what police describe as random attack
The suspect was detained in the city of Villach, where the attack that left a 14-year-old dead and four others injured took ...
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Austrian parties haggle over ministries with coalition on the brink
Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the conservative People's Party (ÖVP) are squabbling over who gets to take ...
A 23-year-old man stabbed 5 people in Austria killing 1 in what police describe as a random attack
A 23-year-old man stabbed five passersby in southern Austria on Saturday in what police said was a random attack that left a 14-year-old dead and four others injured. The suspect was detained in the ...
Stabbing rampage in Austria leaves one dead
A 23-year-old man stabbed five passersby in southern Austria in what police say was a random attack that left a 14-year-old ...
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Austrian coalition talks expected to hit snag over control of interior ministry
but recently softened its position on the finance ministry, according to the Austria Press Agency. Aside from the interior ministry, reports on Sunday suggested that a compromise on foreign ...
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Today in Austria: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
Political uncertainty grows as FPÖ-ÖVP negotiations fail, Babler signals readiness for talks, and the Chamber of Labour ...