A Far-Right Government in Austria Would Be a Jolt, but Not Unexpected
The Freedom Party and its leader, Herbert Kickl, have steadily built support by demonizing immigrants, while entering Austria ...
History in Austria: The far Right tasked to form gov’t
If Kickl succeeds in forming a government and becoming chancellor, he will be the first Austrian prime minister coming from a ...
How Austria Could Get Its First Far-Right Chancellor Since World War II
The leader of the anti-immigration, pro-Russia Freedom Party has been given the chance to try to form a government after ...
Austria possesses something Britain doesn’t: the courage of its traditions
I am part Austrian, and every I visit the lakeside hamlets of the Salzkammergut in Styria. They celebrate Christmas in ...
Austria: Herbert Kickl's rise to 'People's Chancellor'
Following failed coalition negotiations in Austria, a path to power is now opening up for the right-wing Freedom Party leader ...
Austria’s Far-Right Kickl Given Path to Historic Chancellor Job
Austria’s anti-immigrant Freedom Party crept closer to appointing its first chancellor after receiving an invitation by the ...
The infighting propelling Austria’s far right to power
Austria’s mainstream political groups promised to freeze the far-right Freedom party out of power after it won parliamentary elections last autumn. But the collapse of their coalition talks has put ...
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Darkenbloom — a reckoning with Austria’s 20th-century history
Darkenbloom has been a huge hit in Austria, where it was published in 2021, and it is easy to see why: it is a big, sprawling book intent on confronting a nation with a history that it is still ...