Austria Articles

Sebastian Kurz's rapid rise to the top of Austrian politics could result in the dismantling of the welfare state, cuts in social benefits and a renewal of euroscepticism, writes Philipp Novak The result of the Austrian legislative election brought about a swing to the...

After Brexit and Trump, Austrian voters seem to have stopped the latest wave of right-wing populist in this week’s presidential elections. With the support of large parts of the governing parties, the Green candidate Alexander Van der Bellen defeated the nationalist...

Austria dodged electing a far-right president by the smallest of margins yesterday. In an election that was too close to call on Sunday night, postal votes pushed Green Alexander Van Der Bellen over the line, beating Norbert Hofer of the far-right Freedom party (FPO)...

2016. Austria’s social democrats are in power, in a loveless grand coalition with their conservative opponents. The government is unpopular; unemployment is rising, government debt growing, and reforms are absent. The rightwing populist Freedom Party of Austria is...