Austrian Social Democrats sink to record low in polls
A string of recent surveys place the SPÖ well below its result at the September 2024 National Council election, when it took 21.1 per cent.
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Austrian Chancellor Stocker calls for constitutional ban on ‘political Islam’
Pressed on how he would obtain the two-thirds parliamentary majority such a law would need, the chancellor said he did not know.
Austrian Vice Chancellor slammed for using Nazi slogan in Eurovision speech
Austria’s Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler (Social Democratic Party, SPÖ) is facing outrage and ridicule after he inadvertently used a notorious Nazi slogan in…
Austria’s Freedom Party soars in latest polls as crisis drags on
Austria's opposition Freedom Party (FPÖ) is soaring to new heights in the polls as dissatisfaction with the three-party coalition government grows.
Austrian Government introduces far-reaching rent controls
The Austrian Government coalition has agreed on significant State interventions in the rental market.
Socialist Austrian deputy mayor resigns after embezzling children’s leukaemia charity funds
Dominic Schlatter, Deputy Mayor of Ybbs on the Danube, has resigned from office after he was caught embezzling around €25,000 intended for children battling cancer.
‘Only yes means yes’: Austria plans to tighten sexual offences law
Austria’s justice minister has presented plans for a major tightening of the country’s sexual offences law.
Austria wants to let police and prosecutors break into suspects’ messenger apps
Austria has announced plans to give public prosecutors and police the remit to spy on suspects’ encrypted messenger communications.
Austria’s Freedom Party triples votes in Vienna election but Socialists will continue to rule
The Vienna city council elections have been won by the ruling Social Democratic Party (SPÖ).
Former FPÖ leader HC Strache slams successor Kickl for ‘preventing right-wing coalition’
Heinz-Christian “HC” Strache, the former leader of the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), has lashed out at his successor Herbert Kickl.
‘A betrayal of voters’: Austria’s new government coalition pact angers all except the Left
A day after its official announcement, Austria’s incoming government has drawn ire from across the political spectrum.
Austria’s Conservative ÖVP veers to Left after ‘mock negotiations’ with FPÖ collapse
Austria’s next government will most likely be a coalition between the Conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Social Democrats (SPÖ), after they…
Austrian coalition government talks collapse
Austrian government coalition negotiations between the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the Conservative People's Party (ÖVP) have failed.
Austrian Socialists must pay right-wing party leader Kickl damages over ‘false accusations’
Herbert Kickl, leader of Austria's right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ), has won a court case against the Socialist Party of Austria (SPÖ), which now has to pay him…
Vienna Greens politician accused of trying to influence upcoming city vote
The Greens party in the Austrian capital Vienna has been trying to fire its only city councillor of Turkish descent.
Protests erupt in Austria as right-wing coalition talks begin
In Vienna, Austria, talks between the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the Conservative People's Party (ÖVP) on forming a government coalition have officially…
‘Cordon sanitaire’ breaks amid Austrian governmental crisis
The Austrian governmental crisis following Chancellor Karl Nehammer's resignation has ended the cordon sanitaire imposed on the winning Freedom Party of Austria…
Austrian coalition talks collapse after Liberal Neos party withdraws
Three-party talks between Conservatives, Social Democrats and Liberals to form an Austrian government coalition have collapsed after almost three months.
Vienna police ban anti-government protest but allow left-wingers’ demonstration
Police in Vienna have come under fire for banning a right-wing demonstration against the likely centrist government coalition.
Austria’s right-wing FPÖ scores landslide win as dismay over planned hard-left coalition grows
Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) has scored a victory in the regional elections in Styria, one of the country's biggest federal states.
Three-party ‘losers coalition’ takes shape in Austria
Three Austrian political parties may soon form a ruling coalition aimed at keeping the election's winner, the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), out of power.
Austria’s president asks election losers to form government, hopes to isolate winning FPÖ
Austria looks set for a coalition government of Conservatives and Socialists, even though both parties scored relatively poorly in the general election.
FPÖ furious after Austrian president ignores party’s election win
Austria’s Freedom Party (FPÖ) has criticised the country’s President Alexander van der Bellen over his decision not to give the party the mandate to form a…
FPÖ wins big in Austrian elections – but “kingmaker” Conservatives lean towards the left
The FPÖ scored a better-than-expected result in Austria's September 29 elections, winning the ballot with around 29 per cent of the vote, a 13 percentage-point…
Austrian far-right victory: fleeting anomaly or lasting transformation?
Austria, long governed by a de facto two-party system, experienced a seismic shift in its political landscape in the most recent elections.
Hackers target Austrian political parties with cyber attacks as elections near
The websites of several Austrian political parties have been targeted by hackers as elections loom.
Austria’s ÖVP ‘accidentally’ votes to abolish biological sex definition under federal law
The Conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) has said it inadvertently voted into force a change of a federal law that has replaced the definition of biological…
Austria’s FPÖ surges in the polls but may be kept out of power
Austria's hard-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) has extended its polling lead ahead of the September 29 vote though a power sharing deal with the country's Conservatives…
Leaked letter reveals infighting at top of Austria’s Social Democratic Party
Less than four weeks before the general election on September 29, Austria’s Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) is in crisis mode.
Immigrants and crime bleed socialism out of ‘Red Vienna’
There are few cities in the world more associated with socialism than Vienna -- or “Red Vienna,” as it has been called by socialists and non-socialists alike.