Following failed coalition negotiations in Austria, a path to power is now opening up for the right-wing Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl. His political opponents consider the 56- year-old a "security risk,

Austrian far right leader Herbert Kickl outlined key conditions for coalition negotiations with the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) on Tuesday, stating that the ÖVP must share his commitment to "honest politics.

Austrian far-right Freedom Party (FPO) leader Herbert Kickl called on the conservative People's Party (OVP) to be "honest" in their imminent coalition talks or face the prospect of a snap election, with his support still rising and the OVP's falling.

Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl and his prospective coalition partners say they have reached an agreement to bring down the budget deficit.

President Alexander van der Bellen has asked Herbert Kickl to enter into negotiations with the Austrian People’s Party to form a government.

Austria's far-right Freedom Party and the conservative People's Party said on Monday that after three days of coalition talks they had reached a deal on bringing the budget deficit back within the European Union's limit.

Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl and his prospective coalition ... to form a government with the conservative Austrian People's Party a week ago. The latter had previously attempted to ...

The far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the conservative People's Party (ÖVP), currently negotiating a coalition government in the Alpine state, are planning massive attacks on the working class and on migrants.

Herbert Kickl on his way out of Vienna's Hofburg Palace following talks with Austria's president, Alexander Van der Bellen, earlier this month. | Credit: Joe Klamar / AFP / "Vienna could be about to get its first far-right leader since WWII,

The leader of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) on Saturday said his party does not want to leave the European Union, but called for an end to Brussels' "climate communism." Herbert Kickl,

Since then, the conservatives have agreed to form a government with the far-right under a Chancellor Kickl. Kickl has successfully lobbied by promising the capital associations that he would implement the economic programme of the conservatives if he could take over the chancellery and important ministries.

The far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) on Monday announced a preliminary agreement to cut public spending in Austria by 6.3 billion euros to avoid an excessive deficit procedure by the European Commission.