Austria's far-right leader Herbert Kickl does not exactly cut a dashing figure but he has skilfully tapped into voter anxieties over migration, the war in Ukraine and the Covid pandemic.

It was in mid-November 2022 that the FPÖ first overtook the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) to assume a lead in the polls. And by October last year, the far-right was regularly polling at 30 ...

Europe’s next national leader looks likely to come from the far right. With Herbert Kickl in pole position to become chancellor of Austria, the European Union’s establishment is bracing for fresh ...

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 ...

The leader of the far-right Freedom party (FPOe) Herbert Kickl leaves after talks with Austria's President on January 6, 2025 at the presidential Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. (Joe Klamar / AFP) ...

Herbert Kickl, a member of right-wing Freedom Party, was sworn in as Interior Minister last month and intends to beef up the country’s asylum policies. At a Council of Ministers meeting, Mr ...