No Tax Hikes, Less Climate Money: Austria’s Right-Wing Parties Strike Budget Deal Zoltán Kottász January 14, 2025 The parties want to slash €6.3 billion in spending and oppose EU climate policies.
“Barbarians” at the Gate: Liberal Elites in Meltdown Over Right-Wing Austrian Government Zoltán Kottász January 7, 2025 Establishment media paint historic defenders of the Gates of Vienna as a looming threat to Europe.
Austrian President Asks Election Runner-Up—Not Winner—To Form Government Zoltán Kottász October 22, 2024 The right-wing FPÖ called the decision a “slap in the face” for voters.
Austria: FPÖ Leader Wants Chance To Form Government Zoltán Kottász October 7, 2024 Voters of the centre-right ÖVP do not want a return to the grand coalition with the left, poll reveals.
Right-Wing FPÖ Likely To Be Sidelined Despite Winning Austrian Election Zoltán Kottász October 1, 2024 A ‘grand coalition’ of the two establishment parties would only have a razor-thin majority.
Austria: Right-Wing FPÖ Achieves Historic Victory Zoltán Kottász September 30, 2024 Despite resounding support for a shift to the Right, the establishment parties will likely defy the voters with a coalition of losers.
Migration Top Concern for Austrians Ahead of Sunday’s Election Zoltán Kottász September 25, 2024 Results of a new survey align with opinion polls showing strong voter support for migration-critical FPÖ.
Austria: Top Party Leaders Clash on Migration in TV Debate Zoltán Kottász September 24, 2024 The right-wing FPÖ continues to lead the polls, followed closely by the governing ÖVP.
AfD-Effect in Austria: Will Mainstream Parties Exclude FPÖ? Zoltán Kottász September 11, 2024 Media reports suggest that a grand coalition between the centre-right and centre-left is already forming.
Right-Wing Nationalist FPÖ On Course To Win Austria’s September Elections Zoltán Kottász August 19, 2024 Promises from governing party to clamp down on migration ring hollow with electorate.
