Austriaโs Kurz blames Merkel for far-right AfD rise in Germany
โWithout the migration policies since 2015, the AfD wouldnโt be anywhere near this strong,โ says Vienna’s former conservative chancellor.
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New UK Tory leader tries to woo Trumpworld
Kemi Badenoch will attend the International Democracy Union forum to learn lessons from center-right parties and build links with U.S. Republicans.
Retour vers le futur en Autriche : les รฉlecteurs plรฉbiscitent le parti dโextrรชme droite fondรฉ par les nazis
Les eurosceptiques du FPร promettent de faire de l’Autriche une “forteresse” et affirment que le rรฉsultat des รฉlections leur donne le droit de diriger le prochain gouvernement du pays.
Austriaโs Cosa Nostra
My quip on a TV show gave me an insider view of how the dominant People’s Party exerts its influence throughout the country.
Austrian election offers far right a springboard back to power
A win for the Freedom Party Sunday would expand Central Europe’s Putin-friendly bloc.
Rishi Sunakโs California escape hatch: His $7.2 million beach home
The UK leaderโs luxe penthouse and deep California ties have fueled speculation about where he could land if he winds up out of office.
Austriaโs first female chancellor dies at 74
Bierlein has been described as a role model and a “civil servant in the best sense of the word.”
How Putin hijacked Austriaโs spy service โ and is now gunning for its government
Intelligence officials suspect Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek of colluding with the far-right Freedom Party on Moscowโs behalf.ย
From Doctor Botox to Facebookโs top lobbyist, meet the folks who left politics to cash in
Olivier Vรฉran and Nick Clegg are just two of the ex-politicians who’ve gone off to make the big bucks.
Former Austrian leader Kurz convicted of lying to parliament
Kurz was forced to resign in 2021 amid a flurry of accusations of corruption.
Judge convicts former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz
The former Austrian Chancellor was given an eight-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of making false statements during an inquiry into alleged government corruption.
Austria is sleepwalking toward a far-right victory
With the government unpopular, and the opposition running out of time to find its feet, Austria’s inching closer to a tragic election result.
The corruption trap: How Europeโs establishment made the far right great again
Sleaze and politics have always coexisted, but the topic has new-found relevance as scandals rock once-dominant centrist parties.
How Hitlerโs homeland became Israelโs European BFFย
A quest for historic redemption and economic opportunity drive Austria closer to Israel.
Democracy in decline worldwide, new report says
Orbรกn, Trump and Erdoฤan contribute to continuing downturn around the globe.
Austriaโs mini-Trump gets his day in court
Ex-Chancellor Sebastian Kurz faces charges of giving false testimony in Vienna trial.
Austriaโs former chancellor on trial for allegedly misleading corruption inquiry
Sebastian Kurz, former โwunderkindโ of Europeโs conservatives, said he is innocent and condemned โpoliticisationโ of caseAustriaโs former chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, insisted he was innocent as he went on trial for allegedly giving false testimony to a…
Vienna seeks to calm Selmayr โblood moneyโ furor
EU envoy faces European Commission rebuke for confronting Austria with difficult truths.
Scandals fuel Austriaโs far right
The rise and fall of Sebastian Kurz is one symptom of a political system in deep trouble
Austrian ex-Chancellor Kurz charged with perjury
Former conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (รVP) has been charged with perjury following allegations that he may have been lying to a parliamentary investigation panel in a corruption affair over the appointments to state holding company รBAG. รBAG,…
Austrian ex-chancellor Kurz charged with giving false testimony
Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with giving false testimony before parliament, the Austrian prosecutor’s office for economic crimes and corruption said on Friday (18 August).