Everything you need to know about 'Austria's Donald Trump' - who could become the first far-right European head of state since WW2 After moving into politics, Hofer worked his way through the ...

Another leading figure from Austria's centre-right People's Party (ÖVP) has been appointed as the country's acting head of government, amid months of political turmoil resulting from recent elections.

And the head of state, a liberal who originally hails from the environmentalist Greens, said that he and Kickl had discussed media freedom in Austria at length. Kickl is confident of finding ...

MPs have been investigating claims of nepotism, including the appointment of party loyalist Thomas Schmid as head of Austria's state holding company. WhatsApp messages on Mr Schmid's phone suggest ...

Today, far-right politician Norbert Hofer could become Austria's president, and therefore be the first far-right head of state in Europe since the Second World War. In July, Austria's ...