Austrian Freedom Party leadership

The main beneficiary of their disenchantment was the hard-right Austrian Freedom Party, founded by former Nazis (among others) after the second world war. When Kurz became leader his centre-right People's Party was third in the polls, on 20 per cent. The Freedom Party was in first place. Within a few ...

Herbert Kickl, a senior member of the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party, “justified the raids based on information he said was provided to the Interior Ministry leadership as part of an investigation by the State Prosecutor for Economic and Corruption Crimes into the alleged abuse of power by BVT officials, ...

The FPOe, a party established by ex-Nazis in the 1950s, has struggled with its fascist image, and its current leader, Heinz-Christian Strache has promoted it as a social welfare party, albeit with a strong Austrian identity that is against unfettered immigration as being a danger to the country. He has also ...