The Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen has officially asked the right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria to form a government.

The Freedom Party has sought to join the rising tide of hard-right movements across Europe by tapping into voter anger over immigration, inflation and the European Union’s influence.

The far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) won the parliamentary elections in September, but has been forced to go into opposition after coalition talks with the ÖVP failed earlier this year.

A three-party coalition bringing together Austria's centre right, centre left and liberals was sworn into government on Monday following five months of negotiations. The far-right Freedom Party ...

Austria's Three-Party Government Takes Office ... for a ruling coalition and keeping the Russia-friendly, far-right Freedom Party (FPO) out of power. Although the FPO won September's parliamentary ...

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