Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has asked the leader of the country's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) to form a new ruling coalition in what could yield the first far-right-led government in ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to host his counterpart, Federal President of the Republic of Austria, Alexander van der Bellen, at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Friday. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson ...

VIENNA, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen tasked the leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) on Monday with forming a coalition government after a centrist bid to ...

Oct. 9 (UPI) --Alexander Van der Bellen won reelection as Austria's president on Sunday, outright capturing the race with more than 50% of the votes and fending off a runoff election against populist ...

He is followed by the right-wing populist Austrian Freedom Party candidate Walter Rosenkranz (18.9%) and the independent candidate Tassilo Wallentin (8.5%) VIENNA, October 9. /TASS/. Austria’s ...

VIENNA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen secured a second six-year term in office on Sunday by winning a clear majority of votes in an election to avoid a runoff, ...

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said on December 9 that he regrets a government decision to block Romania and Bulgaria from joining Europe's open-borders Schengen Area. Croatia, which was ...