Herbert Kickl - Wikipedia
Herbert Kickl (born 19 October 1968) is an Austrian politician who has been leader of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) since June 2021. He previously served as minister of the interior from 2017 to 2019 and general-secretary of the FPÖ from 2005 to 2018. [1]
Austrian far right gets mandate to try to lead a government for the ...
Jan 6, 2025 · 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.
Far-right leader pledges to ‘govern Austria honestly’ and makes …
Jan 7, 2025 · VIENNA (AP) — Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl said Tuesday in his first comments after being tasked to form a new government that he aspires to “govern Austria honestly” as he prepared for talks on a potential coalition with conservatives who criticized him sharply in the past.
Austrian election: Kickl's far right 'opens new era' with ... - BBC
Sep 30, 2024 · Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) has opened the door to a new era, its leader Herbert Kickl has told supporters, as they celebrated an unprecedented election victory.
A Far-Right Government in Austria Would Be a Jolt, but Not …
Jan 8, 2025 · The Freedom Party, known as the FPÖ, and its firebrand leader, Herbert Kickl, were given the chance to form a governing coalition this week, after efforts to bar them from power collapsed.
Austria's Combative Far-right Kickl Within Reach Of Power
Jan 13, 2025 · If he comes to power, sharp-tongued, far-right leader Herbert Kickl will be contemporary Austria's most controversial chancellor. His Freedom Party (FPOe), which topped national polls for the ...
Austria's polarising far-right leader bids to become chancellor
Jan 7, 2025 · VIENNA - He is so abrasive that he has one of Austria's lowest personal approval ratings, but far-right chief Herbert Kickl's strategic cunning helped his party to its first ever national...
Herbert Kickl, Austria’s far-right leader eyeing the chancellorship
Jan 11, 2025 · Last Saturday, coalition talks between Austria’s mainstream parties broke down, making the 56-year-old, whose Freedom party scored 29 per cent of the national vote in September, the leading...
Austria’s Kickl brings Europe’s anti-populist firewall ... - POLITICO
Jan 15, 2025 · The likely acceptance of the far-right Freedom Party into the fold — coalition talks between Kickl and the center-right Austrian People’s Party are ongoing in Vienna — marks the demise of Europe’s famed cordon sanitaire, the firewall that has kept right-wing populists out of power for decades across the continent.
Herbert Kickl, Austria’s hard-right ideologue who ... - The Economist
Jan 10, 2025 · Tens of thousands (25,000 in Vienna alone) took to the streets all over Austria on January 9th to protest against the prospect of a government led by Mr Kickl.
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