Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to toughen rules on immigration. It did not pay off.

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

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

The German Bundestag will hold a debate on the "influx limitation law" then vote on it. The law, proposed by the conservative ...

The economy minister and Green Party chancellor candidate says Germany could follow Austria’s far-right path, as the CDU ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has floated proposing legislation to tighten Germany's border controls, and claimed ...

Tens of thousands of people demonstrated against the growing influence of Germany's far right at a rally in front of the ...

Austria's Freedom Party leader ... never led an Austrian government. The Freedom Party won the September parliamentary election in a historic first with about 29 percent of the vote, ahead of the ...

from the liberal-conservative Austrian People's Party, or OVP, became chancellor in September, following elections where the far-right Freedom Party won the biggest vote share, but after which the OVP ...

Vienna proposes separate hospital waiting times for non-resident patients, far-right gains in Lower Austria’s municipal polls ...

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

In a dramatic swing to the right, Friedrich Merz’s CDU is proposing Germany breaches EU law by closing its borders to migrants.