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Loser of Austrian election to try to form government after parties shun far right

People’s party tasked with coalition talks with Social Democrats after winning Freedom party fails to find partner

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s far right will look at Austria and say: this is how we do it

The success of Herbert Kickl’s FPÖ is no surprise – it had been normalised by the centre right for years. Let that be a warning, say Cas Mudde, professor of international affairs, and PhD student Gabriela Greilinger

The Guardian - UK

On the streets of Vienna, I saw Austrians’ rage at the march of the far right – but also their helplessness

Events in Austria are alarming. Because there and elsewhere, progressives hold up their hands and ask: what can we do? says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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As the far right celebrates election success in Austria, this much is clear. It must be denied power

Though the Freedom party has won the biggest share of the vote, other parties should form alliances to sideline it, says academic Farid Hafez

The Guardian - UK

Austrian parties to begin talks on forming government after far-right win

Exit polls show Freedom party’s election gains came thanks to strong support among younger voters

The Guardian - UK

Victory in Austria is another step in far right’s march across Europe

If FPÖ can take power it will join a growing Moscow-friendly, anti-Brussels, autocratic bloc in the EU

The Guardian - UK

Wilders and Orbán congratulate Austria’s far-right Freedom party on poll success – as it happened

Dutch and Hungarian politicians among those hailing result for pro-Kremlin, anti-Islam FPÖ

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Far-right Freedom party finishes first in Austrian election, latest results suggest

Party wins 28.8% of votes ahead of centre-right People’s party’s 26.3%, according to near-complete count

The Guardian - UK

‘Moment of truth’ for Austria as far right senses election triumph

Sunday’s poll result is on a knife-edge but populist FPÖ is looking to capitalise on fears about migration

The Guardian - UK

‘People have a right to clean water’: Austria’s far right rides wave of public anger as election nears

The anti-asylum, pro-Kremlin FPÖ is leading the polls amid growing frustration over the political status quo

The Guardian - UK

Austria elections: could the far-right FPÖ take power and what are its plans?

The anti-immigration Freedom party leads in the polls but the centre-right ÖVP looks likely to be kingmaker

The Guardian - UK

‘Catastrophe region’: Austrian city faces up to scale of damage left by deadly flooding

Destructive interplay between human influence on rain and land can be seen in municipalities such as St Pölten

The Guardian - UK

EU passes law to restore 20% of bloc’s land and sea by end of decade

Narrow vote causes fury in Vienna where climate minister is threatened with legal action by coalition partners

The Guardian - UK

Unmarred by Russian spying scandal, Austria’s far-right expected to cruise to victory in European elections

For the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), the weeks are going by like clockwork. The far-right party continues to top the polls. It is expected to clinch a comfortable victory in the European elections on 9 June with almost 27% of the vote, well ahead of the Social Democrats of…

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Austrian Social Democrats announce wrong leader after ‘technical error’

Party officials say Andreas Babler won race, not Hans Peter Doskozil as previously declared due to Excel error

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