1st Far Right-Led Govt in Austria Since WW2
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram|January 07, 2025
The leader of Austria's Freedom Party received a mandate on Monday to try to form a new government, which would be the first headed by the far right since World War II if he succeeds.

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The anti-immigration and euroskeptic Freedom Party, which opposes sanctions against Russia and is led by Herbert Kickl, won Austria's parliamentary election in September. It took 28.8% of the vote and beat outgoing Chancellor Karl Nehammer's conservative Austrian People's Party into second place.

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