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AUSTRIANS VOTE FOR PRESIDENT IN TEST OF FAR RIGHTS STRENGTH


A new parliamentary election, analysts here say, could then open the way for Mr. Hofer's far-right party to run the government... READ MORE

4th December, 2016 63693

AUSTRIA FAR-RIGHT CANDIDATE NORBERT HOFER DEFEATED IN PRESIDENTIAL POLL


Far-right candidate Norbert Hofer admits he has lost Austria's presidential election... READ MORE

4th December, 2016 33788

LEFT-LEANING CANDIDATE WINS AUSTRIAN PRESIDENTIAL VOTE


Alexander Van der Bellen defeated right-wing populist Norbert Hofer in Sunday's election... READ MORE

4th December, 2016 17877

FAR-RIGHT CANDIDATE CONCEDES IN AUSTRIA'S PRESIDENTIAL VOTE


The Austrian vote was a replay of elections in May, in which Hofer narrowly lost by 31,000 votes... READ MORE

4th December, 2016 6176

AUSTRIAS FAR RIGHT SEES A PRIZE WITHIN REACH


Austrias Far Right Sees a Prize Within Reach The Presidency... READ MORE

30th November, 2016 4006

VICTORY FOR VAN DER BELLEN AND THE LEFT IS A SIGH OF RELIEF FOR EUROPE


The sigh of relief that followed Alexander Van der Bellen's victory in Austria's rerun presidential election on Sunday could be heard all over Europe... READ MORE

4th December, 2016 2833

USING SIMILAR TACTICS, AUSTRIAN NATIONALISTS HOPE FOR A 'TRUMP BUMP'


It is as if Hofer -- from the nationalist, right-wing Freedom Party -- is reading from the same winning playbook as President-elect Donald Trump... READ MORE

3rd December, 2016 1542

AUSTRIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULT OVERTURNED AND MUST BE HELD AGAIN


Court overturns result of election in which Alexander Van der Bellen narrowly beat far-right candidate Norbert Hofer... READ MORE

1st July, 2016 1487

DIVIDED AUSTRIA HEADS FOR RERUN OF PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST


Van der Bellen, who won narrowly in May, faces off anew with Norbert Hofer who could become EU's first far-right leader... READ MORE

4th December, 2016 909

'DON'T INTERFERE,' AUSTRIA'S FAR-RIGHT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TELLS NIGEL FARAGE


For me it could be important to help build a friendship between Russia and Washington, he said... READ MORE

4th December, 2016 885

AUSTRIAN FAR-RIGHT PARTY WINS FIRST ROUND OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION


Facing Hofer on 22 May will instead be either Van der Bellen or Griss, a former judge hoping to be Austria's first female president... READ MORE

24th April, 2016 585

AUSTRIAN FAR-RIGHT HOPEFUL HOFER MAY BACK EU VOTE


Austria's far-right presidential candidate Norbert Hofer has said he would push for a referendum on EU membership, if the EU became more centralised after Brexit... READ MORE

24th November, 2016 512

AUSTRIAN FAR-RIGHT PARTY'S TRIUMPH IN PRESIDENTIAL POLL COULD SPELL TURMOIL


Freedom party's Norbert Hofer, who won 36 percent of vote, has threatened to dissolve parliament before 2018 elections... READ MORE

25th April, 2016 460

AUSTRIA, ITALY LATEST TO TEST GLOBAL POPULIST REVOLT


Austria's Sunday vote is a repeat match between left-leaning moderate Alexander Van der Bellen, 72, and Norbert Hofer, 45, of the right-wing Freedom Party... READ MORE

2nd December, 2016 453

EUROPE'S POPULISTS TARGET LANDMARK VICTORIES IN ITALY, AUSTRIA


Five Star, neck-and-neck with Renzi's Democratic Party, in opinion polls wants immediate elections if he loses... READ MORE

4th December, 2016 447

AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR ISSUES HEARTFELT PLEA TO AUSTRIANS NOT TO ELECT FAR-RIGHT GOVERNMENTA


An Auschwitz survivor has intervened in the Austrian presidential election with an impassioned plea not to allow the far-Right back into power... READ MORE

29th November, 2016 410

AUSTRIA PRESIDENT VOTE TOO CLOSE TO CALL


The presidents of the European Commission and the European Parliament, Jean-Claude Juncker and Martin Schulz, have both expressed concern over a Hofer victory... READ MORE

22nd May, 2016 402

FIRST ROUND SHOCK


The European Union could see its first far-right president if Norbert Hofer wins the run-off round in Austria's election... READ MORE

22nd May, 2016 328

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AUSTRIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION


Far-right candidate Nobert Hofer, of the Freedom Party, will go head-to-head against Alexander Van der Bellen, a former leader of the Greens Party... READ MORE

28th November, 2016 305

AUSTRIA PRESIDENTIAL VOTE: POSTAL BALLOTS TO DECIDE RESULT


In the first round last month, Mr Hofer secured 35 percent of the votes, while Mr Van der Bellen polled 21 percent ... READ MORE

23rd May, 2016 221

AUSTRIA'S FAR-RIGHT PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL URGES BURQA BAN


Mr Hofer told the Oesterreich newspaper that he, like his political opponents, wants to stop Turkey's long-running negotiations to join the EU... READ MORE

15th August, 2016 216

IN AUSTRIAN ELECTION FAR-RIGHT CANDIDATE IS DEADLOCKED WITH RIVAL


Speaking for an hour, Mr. Strache denounced Mr. Van der Bellen as the epitome of a worn-out establishment whose welcome culture for migrants endangered Austria... READ MORE

24th May, 2016 207

AUSTRIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CRITICISED FOR GOD SLOGANS ON POSTERS


Protestant church representatives condemn rightwing Norbert Hofer's posters featuring words 'so help me God'... READ MORE

24th October, 2016 189

AUSTRIAN PRESIDENTIAL RIVALS CLASH IN FINAL DEBATE BEFORE VOTE


Hofer also accused Van der Bellen of having been a communist and a Stasi spy... READ MORE

2nd December, 2016 181

AUSTRIAN PRESIDENTIAL VOTE GIVES EDGE TO RIGHT-WING CANDIDATE


Mr. Van der Bellen, 72, who was born in Austria to immigrant parents, received 21 percent of the vote on Sunday... READ MORE

25th April, 2016 164

UNITY CALL AFTER CLOSE DEFEAT FOR FAR RIGHT


Support for Mr Hofer among men was 60 percent, while among women it was 60 percent for Mr Van der Bellen... READ MORE

24th May, 2016 151

AUSTRIAN FAR-RIGHT FIGURE WARNS OF 'AUXIT' VOTE WITHIN A YEAR


Norbert Hofer of the anti-immigration Freedom Party narrowly failed to become the European Union's first far-right head of state in Austria's presidential run-off last month... READ MORE

26th June, 2016 143

ARE YOU VOTING IN AUSTRIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS?


While the role of president is largely ceremonial, analysts say that if Hofer wins it could bring about early parliamentary elections... READ MORE

30th November, 2016 139

AUSTRIA'S RIGHT-WING POPULISM REFLECTS ANTI-MUSLIM PLATFORM OF DONALD TRUMP


Analysts call Hofer, the front-runner in Austria's presidential election this Sunday, part of the transatlantic rebranding of -populism... READ MORE

19th May, 2016 124

AUSTRIA MAY ELECT EUROPE'S ONLY FAR-RIGHT PRESIDENT SUNDAY


Recent polls indicate that Freedom Party candidate Norbert Hofer, 45, has a strong chance of defeating Green Party-backed Alexander Van der Bellen, 72, to win Austria's presidency... READ MORE

21st May, 2016 120


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