Austria's conservatives backed their leader, Chancellor Karl Nehammer, on Tuesday in a confidence vote he sought after the far right achieved a historic win in national elections. The far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) topped Sunday's national polls for the first time,

Austria’s Freedom Party leads in the vote count, but may not be able to find coalition partners to form a government under provocative leader Herbert Kickl.

All three leading parties in Sunday's general election in Austria have adopted hard stances against irregular migration.

Austrians are voting Sunday in a general election, which could see the far-right narrowly beat the conservatives for a historic win in the Alpine EU nation.The conservatives' support has plunged from more than 37 percent in the last national election in 2019.

A far-right party founded by former Nazis appeared to have won Austria’s election Sunday, in a result that could reshape Europe’s political landscape and help tilt the balance of power between Russia and the West.

Kremlin, anti-Islam FPÖ, led by Herbert Kickl, won 29.2% of votes, beating the ruling ÖVP of the chancellor, Karl Nehammer, into second place

Its most likely partner the conservative Austrian People's Party (OVP), which finished runner up and also wants to impose tougher immigration rules. Otherwise a more centrist OVP-led coalition could take shape.

Austria's conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer urged the country's president on Tuesday to task the far-right Freedom Party with forming a coalition after it won Sunday's general election, even though its chances of succeeding appear slim.

Austria's far-right Freedom Party won a national parliamentary election, but it will struggle to find other parties willing to form a coalition government.

Political parties on the European right celebrated Sunday's parliamentary election victory by Austria's Freedom Party (FPO) as a boost for national conservatives amid advances by the hard right fuelled by worries about immigration.

The leader of Austria's conservatives, Chancellor Karl Nehammer, urged President Alexander Van der Bellen on Tuesday to formally task the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) with forming a coalition after it won Sunday's parliamentary election.