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Austrian far right gets mandate to try to lead Govt for first time since World War II

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Austrian far right gets mandate to try to lead Govt for first time since World War II

Austria’s Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl leaves the presidential office, in Vienna, Austria, on January 06, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The leader of Austria’s Freedom Party received a mandate Monday (January 6, 2025) to form a new government, which would be the first headed by the far right since World War II if he…

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Far-right leader Kickl within the reach of power as Austria gears up for polls

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Far-right leader Kickl within the reach of power as Austria gears up for polls

Herbert Kickl speaks at an event as he kicks off Freedom Party of . on September 7. | Photo Credit: AFP Austria’s sharp-tongued far-right leader Herbert Kickl does not exactly cut a dashing figure but he has skillfully tapped into voter anxieties over migration, the war in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic. Neither as charismatic…

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