Herbert Kickl, leader of Austria's right-wing Freedom Party, met with President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday, further fueling rumors that he will be asked to form a government.

Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen has announced he is to meet far-right politician Herbert Kickl as speculation grows that he will ask the Freedom Party leader to form a government. Mr van der Bellen made the announcement after meeting Chancellor Karl Nehammer and others at his presidential palace.

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 Austria since World War Two.

Austria's president tasked far-right leader Herbert Kickl with trying to form a government Monday, in a historic move after coalition talks that excluded the Freedom party (FPOe) collapsed.

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has instructed far-right ... three parties – the Austrian People's Party, the Social Democrats and the liberal NEOS party – ended in failure last ...

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday announced that he would meet with far-right politician Herbert Kickl as speculation grows that he will ask the Freedom Party leader to form a government.

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 Austria since World War Two.

VIENNA — Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen on Sunday announced ... Austrian People’s Party and the center-left Social Democrats collapsed. Nehammer has ruled out working with Kickl ...

Speculation Grows That Austrian Far Right Leader Herbert Kickl Will Be Asked to Form a Government VIENNA (AP) — Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday announced that he would meet ...

Herbert Kickl faces a rocky road to Brussels if the Freedom Party politician is indeed elected as Austria's next chancellor.

With the elections in September 2024, the populist Freedom Party (FPÖ) became the strongest party in Austria for the first time. In January 2025, hopes of averting populism quickly faded when Austria’s Federal President Alexander van der Bellen was left with no choice other than giving the FPÖ a mandate to form a government.

A government led by the far right wouldn't just herald a new era in Austrian politics. It would bolster rising far-right parties across Europe. The post Austria Represents a New Twist for the Rise of Europe's Far Right appeared first on World Politics Review.