A radical leader edges towards transforming Austria’s democracy, sparking widespread concern.

Friedrich Merz’s high-stakes gamble to enlist the far right in pressuring the German government to tighten migration laws has upended the campaign three weeks before general elections.

Despite provoking outrage from other mainstream political parties, German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz said ...

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As the senior governing coalition partner, the Freedom Party (FPO), led by Herbert Kickl, is expected to implement even ...

There is a certain irony here: the negotiations on the "Zuckerl" coalition were ended because of the SPÖ's demand for new ...

Developments in Saxony belie all talk by the establishment parties of a supposed “firewall” against collaborating with the ...

If the German political class generally pays limited attention to Austrian politics, its southern neighbor’s convulsed start to the year has forced them to ask what it means for Germany. After ...

Most recently, the economy shrank by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter of 2024, revised downwards from an initial ...

The far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the conservative People's Party (ÖVP), currently negotiating a coalition ...

In Austria, Sweden and Finland, conservative parties are making Faustian pacts with their more extreme opponents ...

Perhaps it struck a chord because Fritz is not just a nickname for Friedrich but also for a stereotypical German person – and ...