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Dutch voters go to the polls with far-right party set for major gains

A weighted opinion polls shows anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV) tied for the lead with the conservative People's Party for Freedom

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2023

Former Austrian chancellor Kurz stands trial for allegedly making false statements to an inquiry

A trial has opened of former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on a charge of having made false statements to a parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption in his first government

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

Former Austrian leader Kurz charged with giving false evidence to a corruption inquiry

Prosecutors say Austria’s former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with making false statements to a parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption in his first government, which collapsed in a scandal in 2019

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

‘Makes no sense’: Liberals slammed over ‘extreme’ preference deals

The Liberals listed a candidate with a long history of making anti-Semitic remarks online, above Labor in the seat of Narre Warren South.

The New Daily · Nov 22, 2022

Minor party candidate who called for Daniel Andrews to be hanged preferenced ahead of Labor by Liberals

Freedom Party upper-house candidate Rebekah Spelman says she does not want Daniel Andrews dead, but she does not regret her "exaggerated" comments calling for the premier to be hanged.

ABC News · Nov 16, 2022

Austrians vote in presidential election with incumbent set for first-round win

Austria's liberal president is hoping to be reelected on Sunday without the need for a runoff vote after a campaign in which he has cast himself as the stable option in uncertain times.

France 24 · Oct 9, 2022

Austria's president hopes for reelection without runoff

Austria’s liberal president is hoping to be reelected without the need for a runoff vote after a campaign in which he has cast himself as the stable option in uncertain times

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022

Austria's president likely to be re-elected as 'safe' choice

Austrian voters will head to the polls Sunday in the first round of the country’s presidential election

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Austrian ex-vice chancellor acquitted in corruption trial

Former Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache has been acquitted in a corruption trial, the second he has faced since a scandal surrounding him brought down the country’s government in 2019

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022

Austria's president seeks reelection after turbulent term

Austria’s 78-year-old president says he will seek reelection later this year, following a term that has seen him pilot the Alpine country through repeated political upheaval

The Independent UK · May 22, 2022