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Far-Right Freedom Party Lawmaker Elected As Austria's Parliament Speaker

Austria's far-right Freedom Party member elected as parliament speaker, shaping post-election governance dynamics.

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Loser of Austrian election to try to form government after parties shun far right

People’s party tasked with coalition talks with Social Democrats after winning Freedom party fails to find partner

The Guardian - UK

Netherlands mulls sending rejected African asylum seekers to Uganda

Critics say plan mooted by coalition government led by Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party is ‘totally unfeasible’

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Heartache over Austria’s move towards the far right

Letters: Caroline Fiedler, Timothy Jokl and Andrew Winter Done on the rise of the far-right Austrian Freedom party and its implications for the country

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Disruptions by conspiracists forced some Victorian councils online. Will they affect local elections?

Experts raise concerns about lack of disclosure of affiliation and point to success in NSW and Queensland of candidates from ‘fringe’ groups

The Guardian - AU

On the streets of Vienna, I saw Austrians’ rage at the march of the far right – but also their helplessness

Events in Austria are alarming. Because there and elsewhere, progressives hold up their hands and ask: what can we do? says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Austria’s election: yet another wake-up call

Editorial: The Freedom party’s first ever victory is the latest in a string of far-right triumphs in Europe. Business as usual is not a credible mainstream response

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As the far right celebrates election success in Austria, this much is clear. It must be denied power

Though the Freedom party has won the biggest share of the vote, other parties should form alliances to sideline it, says academic Farid Hafez

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Austrian parties to begin talks on forming government after far-right win

Exit polls show Freedom party’s election gains came thanks to strong support among younger voters

The Guardian - UK

How did the far right win in Austria? To understand, look to its global networks

The Freedom party hasn’t only harnessed discontent at home – it is drawing on once-fringe ideas that have spread around the world, says Austrian academic and author Julia Ebner

The Guardian - UK

Victory in Austria is another step in far right’s march across Europe

If FPÖ can take power it will join a growing Moscow-friendly, anti-Brussels, autocratic bloc in the EU

The Guardian - UK

Wilders and Orbán congratulate Austria’s far-right Freedom party on poll success – as it happened

Dutch and Hungarian politicians among those hailing result for pro-Kremlin, anti-Islam FPÖ

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Far-right Freedom party finishes first in Austrian election, latest results suggest

Party wins 28.8% of votes ahead of centre-right People’s party’s 26.3%, according to near-complete count

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‘This is the normalisation of racism’: apprehension at prospect of election success for Austria’s far right

Anti-migrant, anti-Islam FPÖ could emerge as most voted for party in Sunday’s parliamentary poll

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Austria elections: could the far-right FPÖ take power and what are its plans?

The anti-immigration Freedom party leads in the polls but the centre-right ÖVP looks likely to be kingmaker

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Dutch government led by far-right PVV asks EU for opt-out from asylum rules

Move by coalition headed by Geert Wilders’ Freedom party is unlikely to get a positive reception in Brussels

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Nigel Farage defends US trip alongside Austrian MEP sympathetic to Russia

Reform leader listed as main speaker at Chicago event that will also feature Harald Vilimsky of far-right Freedom party

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Freedom might be profoundly un-Googleable as a band name, but it sure looks good on a t-shirt

Meet Freedom, the rockin' Swedes hoping their new album will get them off couches and into nice hotels

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New Dutch government sworn in amid concerns over far-right ministers

Questions over suitability of ministers from Geert Wilders’s Freedom party and populist Farmer-Citizen Movement

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Far-right advance in France prompts warnings from European leaders

Donald Tusk warns of politicians advocating for Putin while Marine Le Pen’s allies celebrate RN’s gains

The Guardian - US

US House Freedom Caucus chair faces tough primary as Trump endorses rival

Ex-president and McCarthy allies have joined to unseat Bob Good from Virginia’s fifth congressional district

The Guardian - AU

EU elections 2024: how did key countries vote and what does it mean?

A surge in support for far-right parties in France, Germany and Austria was tempered by strong support for centrist and leftwing groups in other countries

The Guardian - UK

EU elections: populist right makes gains but pro-European centre holds

Far right celebrates in France, Germany and Austria, but mainstream centre parties on course to hold majority

The Guardian - UK

EU elections: Macron to dissolve French parliament after crushing loss to far right

As National Rally achieves best ever result in France, populists also make gains in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands

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Dutch voters head to the polls as four-day, 27-country ballot to select MEPs begins – as it happened

Voting in the EU elections begins Thursday and ends on Sunday with turnout slightly up as polls open in the Netherlands

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